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Eris Could be Slushier Than Pluto
In 2005, astronomer Mike Brown and his colleagues Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz announced the discovery of a previously unknown…
How Do We Terraform Ceres?
It is possible that we could someday transform Ceres, the largest object in the Asteroid Belt, to make it friendly…
Dark Moon Discovered Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
Planetary scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a dark mini-moon orbiting the distant dwarf planet Makemake. The moon,…
10 Interesting Facts About Neptune
Here are ten of the more interesting facts about the gas/ice giant known as Neptune. Some you may know, others…
The (Possible) Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10
Within the Kuiper Belt lies the possible dwarf planet 2007 OR10, one of many objects that has forced astronomers to…
The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake
In 2003, astronomer Mike Brown and his team from Caltech began a discovery process which would change the way we…
What Is A Dwarf Planet?
The term dwarf planet has been tossed around a lot in recent years. As part of a three-way categorization of…
Eris’ Moon Dysnomia
Ask a person what Dysnomia refers to, and they might venture that it's a medical condition. In truth, they would…
Newest Planet: Is it Pluto, Eris or Extrasolar?
With astronomers discovering new planets and other celestial objects all the time, you may be wondering what the newest planet…
What Is The Kuiper Belt?
Dr. Mike Brown is a professor of planetary astronomy at Caltech. He's best known as the man who killed Pluto,…