The ring is not Haumea’s only distinctive feature. The dwarf planet also has an unusual shape – elongated, resembling a rugby ball. Haumea has two moons, and is one of four dwarf planets ...

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 ...

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 ...

New telescope data has revealed that a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has a dense ring around it, leaving scientists and astronomers confused as to why. Scientists at the ...

Brian is a Boston-based Forbes breaking news reporter. Astronomers discovered a ring around a distant dwarf planet beyond Neptune at a distance from the dwarf planet that was previously thought to ...

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

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 ...

Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...