Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the latest additions to the Maine Solar System Model, billed as the largest solar ...

Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

In a groundbreaking discovery beyond Pluto, scientists have detected a small celestial body that could alter our perception ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the ...

Uranus’ moons orbit at the same speed it takes for them to orbit the planet. Earth’s moon does the same thing. This means that one side of the 28 moons around the ice giant always faces the ...

Scientists observed the earliest signs of a new solar system forming around HOPS-315, revealing how planets emerge from dust ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path ...