Dwarf Planets
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By Mike Wall Published
The Vera Rubin Observatory has discovered a suspected dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit. If confirmed, it would be the sixth known dwarf planet in our solar system.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
Hunt for the names of mysterious dwarf planets, most of which orbit on the fringes of our solar system

By Andrew Jones Published
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.

By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar."

By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them."

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Even if life never took hold on Ceres, the discovery could help broaden the range of environments that could potentially be habitable.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
Pluto isn't the only dwarf planet residing in our solar system. Try your hand at naming the others!

By Keith Cooper Published
A newly found object could be a dwarf planet that contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis.
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