When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A composite image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system's known dwarf planets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune. (photo credit: Sihao Cheng et al) The researchers said 2017 ...

These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, often traveling along elongated ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences, has discovered an extraordinary trans-Neptunian object (TNO), ...

A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union, plus the newly discovered trans-Neptunian object 2017 OF201. The TNO is potentially large enough to ...

WASHINGTON >> Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a ...

In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF 201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...

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WASHINGTON (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, spotting it as it ...

Full Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHNO079G1i8 Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar System Exploring Space Lecture webcast live on Tuesday ...