A dwarf planet thought to have some ice mixed in with ... Craters have deep bowls which produce high stresses that then relax ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. In the frenzy to find life elsewhere in the solar system ...

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006 ... much in the same way one might squeeze a stress ball, which in turn creates heating.

Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in part to its very public demotion from ninth planet of the solar system two decades ago. But a relatively obscure dwarf planet in the main asteroid ...

It's almost like a stellar toddler sometimes gets into a bad mood and takes it out on a nearby stress ... red dwarf star named AU Microscopii is absolutely tormenting one of its very own planets ...

In fact, Ceres makes up 25% of the total mass of the asteroid belt. Still, Ceres remains a dwarf planet. Perhaps as it should, given Pluto's relegation to dwarf planet — Pluto is 14 times larger ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A dwarf planet called Ceres could offer some amazing insights into our quest to ...

A 2020 microlensing event was caused by a planetary system with an Earth-like planet and brown dwarf ... to leave behind a dense, glowing ball -- a white dwarf -- that is about half the mass ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its ... remains a potential crystal ball into our future that ...

Haumea spins so fast that its shape is more football-like than round. If you've never heard of the dwarf planet Haumea, tonight's a pretty good night to become familiar with the football-shaped ...

A color-enhanced view of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth, high­lights its Oc­ca­tor crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet ...