Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth.

This "blinking" between images allowed the astronomer to note ... Assembly adopted a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet. The reasoning was that it didn't satisfy one of three newly ...

Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in astrobiology in 2023, he's fascinated by ...

The universe is vast, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful. From the glow of distant galaxies to the quiet elegance of ...

Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...

This "blinking" between images allowed the astronomer to note ... in the solar system — in 2006 Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union, the Lowell ...

Together, dwarf planets can help scientists learn a lot ... Instead of seeing a cold, cratered and rocky world, New Horizons beamed back images revealing Pluto to be a surprisingly geologically ...

Arizona has declared Pluto its “official state planet” — despite it being relegated to “dwarf planet” status ... looking for planets by taking photos over a period of time,” said ...

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...