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Eris Could be Slushier Than Pluto
In 2005, astronomer Mike Brown and his colleagues Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz announced the discovery of a previously unknown…
Dwarf Planet Haumea Has a Ring
A unique opportunity to study the dwarf planet Haumea has led to an intriguing discovery: Haumea is surrounded by a…
New Clues Emerge for the Existence of Planet 9
In their latest study concerning Planet 9 , astronomers Brown and Batygin offer the first single and coherent description that…
Planet 9 Can’t Run Forever. Two Asteroids Give Up Some Clues
Last year, Caltech astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin found indirect evidence for the existence of a large planet in…
Will You Be The Discoverer Of Planet 9?
Citizen science projects are a great way for anyone to be involved in the scientific process. Average, everyday folks have…
How Do We Know There’s a Planet 9?
Are you having trouble keeping track of all the planets in the Solar System? Good news! Astronomers have found evidence…
Huygens Spots Methane Fog On Saturn’s Moon Titan
Researchers from York University explain how old data from the Huygen's probe has confirmed that methane fog exists on Titan's…
Search Narrows For Planet Nine
US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea…
Astronomers Find Theoretical Evidence for Distant Gas Giant Planet in Our Solar System
The astronomer known worldwide for vigorously promoting the demotion of Pluto from its decades long perch as the 9th Planet,…
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…