Known for now as 2014 UZ224, it joins a growing list of dwarf planets known in our solar system: Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris and — most famous of all — Pluto Out beyond Neptune, past Pluto, through ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A previously unknown dwarf planet circles through the far reaches of our solar system, the International ...

Full Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHNO079G1i8 Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar System Exploring Space Lecture webcast live on Tuesday ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...

In order to discover 2012 VP113, astronomers took three images of the night sky, each about 2 hours apart, and combined them into one. The first image was artificially colored red, the second green ...

A previously unknown dwarf planet circles through the far reaches of our solar system, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced Tuesday. Officially designated 2015 TG387, ...