Astronomers have discovered a new pink dwarf planet that has the most distant orbit in our solar system. The discovery suggests there could be thousands of similar planets beyond the known edge of ...

Astronomers discover frozen pink dwarf planet 2012 VP113 at solar system's outer limits VP113 is the second dwarf planet discovered beyond Pluto, in a region long considered a celestial wasteland.

Pink dwarf planet orbits at 120 times the distance between Earth and the sun The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 17, 2018 12:45 PM PST | Last Updated: December 17, 2018 ...

But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit circumnavigates the sun once every 25,000 years, taking it ...

All 19 detections of the dwarf planet 2017 OF201, from August 2011 to October 2018. Cheng et al., arxiv.org, 2025 ...

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet ...

A new look through decades-old data has unveiled some of the most compelling evidence yet of a hidden ninth planet in the far reaches of our solar system, far beyond ...

A dwarf planet thought to have some ice mixed in with its dirty surface may have a lot more cool than we ever expected. Ceres – the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) famously demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet. Things have been a bit of a mess since then — so is it time to redefine the planet?

If winds on the dwarf planet swirled in a different direction, its landscapes might look completely different." "Sputnik Planitia may be as important for Pluto's climate as the ocean is for Earth ...

Astronomers have discovered a new pink dwarf planet that has the most distant orbit in our solar system. The discovery suggests there could be thousands of similar planets beyond the known edge of our ...