The simulation of the Solar System that came the closest to the observation was the presence of a small planet, between the ...

Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Astronomers are investigating a potential hidden planet, dubbed Planet Y, far beyond Neptune. Its gravitational pull is ...

Pluto may have lost its planetary status, but the solar system might not be done adding to its roster. Astronomers from Taiwan, Japan, and Australia now claim to have uncovered fresh evidence of a ...

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto -like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque snack.

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the remains of a frozen, Pluto-like world being devoured by a distant white dwarf star.

Pluto, the king of the underworld, was the ancient Romans' embodiment of death itself. Known as Hades in Greek mythology, ...