Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...

While there’s no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life on Ceres (or anyplace but Earth), a new study published in Science Advances suggests Ceres may have had conditions suitable for life between 4 ...

Astronomers have uncovered a massive new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, lurking at the edge of our solar system. With an orbit stretching 25,000 years and a size that may qualify it as a dwarf ...

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her colleagues opted for the name Persephone, after Pluto's wife and "queen of the ...

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 ...