The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system. Astronomers have indeed discovered a potential new dwarf planet in the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond ...

The TNO is potentially large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, the same category as the much more well-known Pluto. The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system ...

In 2006, updated research led to Pluto being controversially demoted to dwarf planet status by the International Astronomical Union. The reasoning was that Pluto's location in the far-flung Trans ...

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 ...

Astronomers have identified a new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, located far beyond Pluto. Its enormous size, comparable to dwarf planets, and highly elongated orbit provide valuable insights ...

It probably qualifies as a dwarf planet, the same classification as Pluto. Temporarily named 2017 OF201, it takes more than 24,000 years to travel around the sun just once along a highly ...

For comparison, Pluto makes a lap around the sun every 248 Earth-years. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

A new dwarf planet, temporarily named 2017 OF201, has been located in a distant orbit far beyond Pluto. The object, which may be a distant cousin of Pluto, has an orbital path so vast that it ...

Image Credit: images of dwarf planets from NASA/JPL-Caltech; image of 2017 OF 201 from Sihao Cheng et al. DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION The Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be fair—but one of the largest yet discovered and with an orbit around ...