dwarf planets
The (Possible) Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10
Within the Kuiper Belt lies the possible dwarf planet 2007 OR10, one of many objects that has forced astronomers to…
The Dwarf Planet Quaoar
Quaoar, a dwarf planet that orbits within the Kuiper Belt, was discovered in 2002 by astronomers from Caltech. Like the…
What Is A Dwarf Planet?
The term dwarf planet has been tossed around a lot in recent years. As part of a three-way categorization of…
Dawn Does Dramatic Fly Over of Ceres, Enters Lower Mapping Orbit: Video
https://youtu.be/uSaLVAl-ObY Video caption: This new video animation of Ceres was created from images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft at altitudes…
The Dwarf Planet Eris
Eris is the largest dwarf planet in the Solar System, and the ninth largest body orbiting our Sun. Sometimes referred…
How Dense is the Asteroid Belt?
We've seen way too many science fiction episodes that show asteroid belts as dense fields of tumbling boulders. How dense…
Here’s Ceres Compared to All the Other Asteroids We’ve Visited
When the Dawn mission was in its planning stages, Ceres was considered an asteroid. But in 2006, a year before…
Herschel Discovers Water Vapor Spewing from Ceres
With the Dawn spacecraft now heading towards the dwarf planet/asteroid Ceres, the mission has suddenly gotten even more intriguing. The…
Are Pluto and Eris Twins?
[/caption] Back a couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article highlighting the debate between scientists on which dwarf planet…
Eris and Pluto: Two Peas in a Pod
[/caption] Or two dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt… Eris -- that pesky big dwarf planet that caused all the…