New telescope data has revealed that a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has a dense ring around it, leaving scientists and astronomers confused as to why. Scientists at the ...

Pluto is back! His adventures searching for the mysterious dwarf planets continue! Welcome to SolarBalls! Space animation filled with fun, entertaining animations that also help you learn about ...

The remaining two-thirds of the planets around these ubiquitous small stars are likely roasted by gravitational tides, sterilizing them. Red dwarf stars, also called M dwarf or M-type star, the most ...

The dwarf planets of Eris and Makemake, situated in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune, may have geothermal activity beneath their surfaces, according to two new papers in the journal Icarus.

The dwarf planets in question, Eris and Makemake, are both found in the Kuiper Belt past Neptune's orbit and are far from the Sun's warmth, similar to fellow dwarf planet Pluto. Two relatively ...

Transits of exoplanets in front of their white dwarf host stars could reveal the presence of water. Planets could survive the death of their star and become capable of supporting life — and now ...

By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang has been reporting on dwarf planets and their definitions since Pluto was demoted into that category. A sizable world has been found in a part of the solar system ...