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Further evidence found of ocean on Pluto
VIDEO 11-17-2016 |
7
It is looking increasingly likely that the dwarf planet is home to a vast subterranean ocean of water.
Mystery surrounds X-rays streaming from Pluto
11-10-2016 | 5
Scientists have spotted X-rays trickling from the dwarf planet despite there being no obvious source.
New dwarf planet found beyond orbit of Pluto
VIDEO 10-13-2016 | 24
This tiny, distant world is believed to take up to 1,140 years to complete a single orbit of the Sun.
Pluto may have an ocean over 100km deep
9-24-2016 | 13
Scientists believe that the dwarf planet's interior may be filled with large quantities of liquid water.
Ice volcano Ahuna Mons discovered on Ceres
VIDEO 9-2-2016 | 9
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified what appears to be an ice volcano on the dwarf planet's surface.
Mystery surrounds missing craters on Ceres
7-26-2016 | 3
Scientists have been attempting to determine why the dwarf planet Ceres has no large craters at all.
New dwarf planet discovered beyond Neptune
7-12-2016 | 5
Astronomers have identified a previously unknown dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system.
Distant water clouds detected for first time
7-9-2016 | 4
Scientists have identified water clouds around a brown dwarf star that is 7.2 light years from the Earth.
Dwarf planet is third largest in solar system
5-12-2016 | 14
Despite being comparable in size to Pluto and Eris, this enigmatic world has yet to even be given a name.
SETI is seeking ET around red dwarf stars
4-5-2016 | 25
The SETI Institute is aiming to find evidence of aliens in a place where nobody had thought to look.
White dwarf star's atmosphere is 99% oxygen
4-4-2016 | 11
A mysterious star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen has left scientists scratching their heads.
Could Pluto be classed as a planet again ?
3-8-2016 | 40
The discovery of what look like clouds on Pluto has reignited the debate over its dwarf planet status.
Mystery of the bright spots on Ceres solved
12-12-2015 | 4
Scientists have finally determined what the dwarf planet's mysterious bright spots actually are.
Most distant object in our solar system found
11-12-2015 | 41
Astronomers have discovered a dwarf planet located three times further away from the sun than Pluto.
Pluto is covered in woodworm-like holes
10-20-2015 | 13
The latest discovery on pluto has revealed that the dwarf planet is pockmarked with small round pits.
Aurora discovered outside our solar system
7-30-2015 | 10
A glow similar to the Northern Lights has been picked up around a brown dwarf star 20 light years away.
'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on Ceres
6-25-2015 | 60
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
Pluto's moons tumble about in absolute chaos
6-4-2015 | 11
The smaller moons of Pluto are now believed to wobble about unpredictably as they orbit the dwarf planet.
New Horizons spots polar ice cap on Pluto
5-2-2015 | 9
The approaching spacecraft has snapped photographs of what appears to be polar ice on the dwarf planet.
Ceres bright spot mystery deepens further
4-14-2015 | 237
Infrared images of the dwarf planet have revealed that the bright spots seem to behave in different ways.
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