Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each other, as well as hint at how dark matter operates in the universe.

The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system. Astronomers have indeed discovered a potential new dwarf planet in the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond ...

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 ...

So many unexplored secrets still lie at the outskirts of our solar system, where a potential candidate for a new dwarf planet lies. Although space beyond Neptune was thought to be mostly devoid of ...

Now, a US-based trio hunting this elusive world has instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system’s outer reaches and the existence of this new kid on the block could ...

The TNO is potentially large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, the same category as the much more well-known Pluto. The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system ...

New Fortress Energy has been disqualified from an auction held by the Puerto Rican government to secure temporary power generation, the latest setback for billionaire Wes Edens’ troubled company ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because of its distance beyond Neptune, is classified as a trans-Neptunian ...

Pluto, the largest of those dwarf planets, has a diameter of about 2,377km. The mass of 2017 OF201 is estimated to be about 20,000 times smaller than Earth's and 50 times smaller than Pluto's. "We ...

A Canadian aluminum trader that had been struggling to restructure its debt has filed bankruptcy in the US and Canada, saying the American trade war helped push the company over the edge.

Things like asteroids or Ceres, a dwarf planet like Pluto which orbits in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A new study in Nature Communications says carbon appears to be blown into ...

Image Credit: images of dwarf planets from NASA/JPL-Caltech; image of 2017 OF 201 from Sihao Cheng et al. DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION The Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently ...