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Published Faraway Eris is Pluto's twin - Faraway Eris is Pluto's Twin


Astronomers have measured the diameter of the dwarf planet Eris by catching it as it passed in front...
Published New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'


In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...
Published Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto - Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto



Aptly named after the Greek goddess of conflict, the icy dwarf planet, Eris, has rattled the general ...
Published All about Ultima: New Horizons flyby target is unlike anything explored in space - All About Ultima: New Horizons Flyby Target is Unlike Anything Explored in Space


NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly by a target nicknamed 'Ultima Thule,' 4 billion miles f...
Published Saturn's moon Titan sports Earth-like features - Saturn's Moon Titan Sports Earth-Like Features



Using the now-complete Cassini data set, astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Sa...
Published Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan - Ice Feature on Saturn's Giant Moon, Titan


Research team finds huge ice feature on Titan while trying to understand where Saturn's largest moon...
Published Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by 'Planet Nine' - Mystery Orbits in Outermost Reaches of Solar System Not Caused by 'Planet Nine'


The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized by some...
Published Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt


Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan...
Published Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake - Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake


Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dar...
Published Researchers build alien ocean to test NASA outer space submarine - Researchers Build Alien Ocean to Test NASA Outer Space Submarine



Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit and the ocean is made...
Published Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids


After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo...
Published Collective gravity, not Planet Nine, may explain the orbits of 'detached objects' - Collective Gravity: A Possible Explanation for the Orbits of 'Detached Objects'


Bumper car-like interactions at the edges of our solar system -- and not a mysterious ninth planet -...
Published Hubble finds evidence of water vapor at Jupiter's moon Ganymede - Hubble Finds Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon Ganymede


Astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Thi...
Published Is salt the key to unlocking the interiors of Neptune and Uranus? - Is Salt the Key to Unlocking the Interiors of Neptune and Uranus?


The interiors of several of our Solar System's planets and moons are icy, and ice has been found on ...
Published Towering plume of water escaping from Saturn moon - Towering Plume of Water Escaping from Saturn Moon



Scientists have observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long -- roughly the d...
Published Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moons - Newly Discovered Form of Salty Ice Could Exist on Surface of Extraterrestrial Moons



An international team has found two new crystal structures for salty ice, or solid hydrate made from...
Published Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system - Moon Orbits Third Largest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System


Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid...
Published More evidence for ninth planet roming Solar System's outer fringes - More Evidence for Ninth Planet Roaming Solar System's Outer Fringes


As the search for a hypothetical, unseen planet far, far beyond Neptune's orbit continues, new resea...
Published Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet - Astronomers Discover Ice and Methane on Snow White, a Distant Dwarf Planet


Astronomers have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 -- nicknamed Snow White -- is an icy wor ...
Published Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea - Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea



The International Astronomical Union has announced that the object previously known as 2003 EL61 is...