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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The orbit of the newly detected dwarf planet ‘Ammonite’ (2023 KQ14, shown in red) compared to the ...

Pluto may no longer be classified as a planet, but in Flagstaff, its legacy still shines. Scientists, artists and community members gathered at the Orpheum Theater on Feb. 14 to ...

While the James Webb Space Telescope looks for the most distant galaxies ever seen, astronomers have discovered something new in our very own solar system. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada have ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory about the possibility of a giant ninth planet. The dwarf planet's existence ...

Our solar system is much like a trail of microcosmic breadcrumbs: Follow the molecular bits as far back as they go, and you'll learn a thing or two about where many of our planets and other celestial ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

For centuries since the Sun was declared the center of the solar system in the 16th century, society held the belief that any object orbiting the bright star would be considered a planet. From Mercury ...