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 ...

With an estimated diameter of 700 kilometres, 2017 OF201 is large enough to be categorised as a dwarf planet, though confirmation is still pending. For comparison, Pluto has a diameter of 2,377 ...

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 the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF 201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...

A diagram showing the current locations of Pluto, Neptune, and the newly discovered dwarf planet 2017 OF201. (Image credit: Jiaxuan Li and Sihao Cheng) Because it's so difficult to spot solar ...

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 ...

Elon Musk, under the username "Kekius Maximus," has joined William Shatner in advocating for Pluto's reclassification as a planet. Shatner playfully suggested Musk persuade the President via ...

Actor William Shatner posted on X that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk should ask President Trump to sign an executive order to "make Pluto a planet again." Shatner made the comment when reacting to ...

The curious minds at What If defend the reasons why Pluto is undeniably a real planet. Gavin Newsom defies Senate vote: 'Illegal' The longest standing ovation at Cannes? A whopping 22 minutes ...

William Shatner, best known for playing Captain Kirk on Star Trek, pushed for the Republican leader to overrule scientists and declare that Pluto is once again the ninth planet in the solar system.