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DWARF PLANET DISCOVERY
21 years after the discovery of the last dwarf planet, scientists may have found a sixth one beyond NeptuneVera Rubin Observatory may have identified a new dwarf planet called ED138, hidden beyond Pluto's orbit. Researchers are in the process of ...- Green star discovery: Why astronomers are calling this strange cosmic object a ‘zombie’ after it began consuming planetary debrisAstronomers have uncovered a remarkable white dwarf star named WD J1330+6435, situated 326 light-years away from our planet. This celestial...
- Because a hailstorm ruined his family’s 15 acres of oats, he couldn’t afford college; in less than two years, Illinois-born self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered PlutoClyde Tombaugh, after enduring financial trouble following a damaging hailstorm, sparked his passion for astronomy in 1928. He crafted a te...
- Green stars existed only in comics. Now astronomers have found the first real one and the reddest star ever recordedAstronomers have unveiled an astonishing white dwarf star, WD J1330+6435, that shines with a distinctive green hue. Situated roughly 280 li...
- NASA’s SPHEREx finds brown dwarfs with water and methane, they drift in darkness without a host star and heated entirely from withinNASA's SPHEREx telescope has opened a fascinating window into the realm of brown dwarfs, the enigmatic celestial bodies that sit between st...
- Strange radio signals detected from exoplanet almost 63 light-years from EarthResearchers have observed unusual radio signals from Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet located 63 light-years away. These signals, detected usi...
- Is it a planet or a moon? Scientists discover a strange Jupiter-sized world orbiting a brown dwarf in a never-before-seen cosmic systemAstronomers found a massive object orbiting a brown dwarf star. This discovery challenges existing definitions of planets and moons. The un...
- In 1920s, a Kansas farm boy built his own telescope from scrap. Years later, he discovered a planetClyde Tombaugh, a Kansas farmer, built his own telescopes from scrap materials. His detailed drawings of planets sent to Lowell Observatory...
- What's TOI-6894b that just showed up around a dwarf star only 2.5 times its size; here's why that’s weirdAstronomers have discovered a gas giant, TOI-6894b, orbiting a small red dwarf star, challenging existing planet formation models. Giant ga...
- Planet nine stays hidden, but the solar system has a new mystery guestA newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system. Measuring about 70...
- Scientists discover exoplanet that may offer a glimpse into earth's fateScientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf star, providing insights into the future of our Solar System. The pl...
- NASA tracks mysterious object exiting the Milky WayAmateur astronomers part of NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project identified CWISE J1249, a fast-moving object exiting the Milky Way, us...
- NASA discovers 'Super-Earth' 137 light-years awayNASA has identified a potential "super-Earth," TOI-715 b, 137 light-years away, with characteristics suggesting a habitable zone and potent...
- Earth-sized planet that could host alien life foundThis Earth-sized world, named Ross 128 b, is likely to have a surface temperature that may also be close to that of the Earth.
- Newly found planets tidally locked to star, have short orbitsThree of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to hav...
- Scientists discover white dwarf star with 'ingredients for life'New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Scientists using NASA's Hubble space telescope have discovered a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich in mater...
- 'Planet Nine' may spell doom for solar system: StudyThe future of the Sun may be foreshadowed by white dwarfs that are 'polluted' by rocky debris. Planet Nine could act as a catalyst for the ...
- NASA probe spots dead star 'killing' a planetThis discovery validates a long-held theory that white dwarfs are capable of cannibalising possible remnant planets that have survived with...
- First aurora discovered beyond our solar system, 18 light years from EarthAstronomers have discovered the first aurora outside our solar system, around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away from Earth
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft reaches dwarf planet CeresThe spacecraft was approximately 61,000 kilometres from Ceres when it was captured by the dwarf planet's gravity, NASA said.
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