The post Scientists Might Just Have Discovered Another Dwarf Planet Sibling For Pluto first on TwistedSifter. In 2006, Ceres – located in our solar system’s main asteroid belt – was officially ...

A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...

Early observations of the planets revealed worlds far different from Earth, demonstrating that the universe was far more ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

SCOTS may be able to catch a glimpse of Pluto this week as it reaches peak brightness. The dwarf planet is set to be at its ...

Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed) ...

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to downgrade Pluto to a dwarf planet, causing controversy both scientifically and culturally.

Pluto was demoted to a newly createdcategory, "dwarf planet," in 2006, partly because of the discovery ayear earlier of Eris, another icy body from Pluto's neighborhood.

Pluto is still not a planet, but it may have regained some of its former glory—new pictures suggest the demoted world is in fact the biggest dwarf planet of them all.. While Pluto had always ...

Because it is not gravitationally dominant, Pluto is considered a dwarf planet. However, only 5% of the world's astronomers voted on the redefinition, sparking controversy in the astronomy community.

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to downgrade Pluto to a dwarf planet, causing controversy both scientifically and culturally.