Webb uncovers methane on Makemake, showing the icy dwarf planet is more active than once thought - just like Pluto.

A new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, has been found with a vast orbit and potential dwarf planet size. The finding hints ...

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...

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Beyond icy worlds of Uranus and Neptune, Pluto dazzles with its mysterious ocean. In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings, supersonic winds, and dozens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 3 years old. This global color ...

Pluto has long been one of the most debated celestial bodies in our solar system. Once classified as the ninth planet, it was ...

The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...

Heads up, stargazers, as the dog days of summer take hold this week, a series of planets enter their retrograde phase, leaving plenty of room for reflection as the energy signature and patterns slow ...