A possible dwarf planet, like Pluto, has been observed in our solar system, according to a preprint published in arXiv. The area of space where this planet was found was previously thought empty.

A planet far, far away A possible dwarf planet, like Pluto, has been observed in our solar system, according to a preprint published in arXiv. The area of space where this planet was found was ...

The dwarf planet candidate’s closest point to the sun is about 7 billion kilometers, roughly 45 times that of Earth’s distance. One trip around the sun takes more than 24,000 years.

A dwarf planet is classified as a celestial body that orbits the sun that has enough mass and gravity to be mostly round, but unlike other planets, has not cleared its orbital path of asteroids ...

WASHINGTON, June 1 — 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 ...

WASHINGTON - Scientists have identified an object about 700km wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a ...

Space Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory By Nick Butler, Fox News Published May 31, 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET ...

Scientists at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, discover a new trans-Neptune Object, 2017OF201, potentially discrediting 2016 theory of Planet Nine.

Its size is estimated to be a bit smaller than Ceres, which is the smallest of the solar system's five recognized dwarf planets and has a diameter of about 950 km. Pluto, the largest of those ...

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 ...

Possible New Dwarf Planet Spotted Near the Edge of the Solar System By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid ...

A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the greatest challenge yet to the hypothesis that a ninth planet lurks far from the ...