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The smallest dwarf planet in our solar system was hiding in the asteroid belt
Hygiea isn’t a new discovery but the fact that it meets the International Astronomical Union’s (…
Humans are about to make our first visit to a dwarf planet - a mission more than 100 years in the making
This is made possible by its ion propulsion system, which gave the spacecraft enough power to escap…
Jessica Orwig
Humans just made history by reaching an icy dwarf planet for the first time
"We feel exhilarated," Chris Russell, principal investigator of the Dawn mission at the University …
Jessica Orwig
Pluto became a dwarf planet 9 years ago today - but that's 'bulls---,' according to a leading NASA scientist
The problem, Stern said, is that the reclassification largely stemmed from the opinions of astronom…
Kelly Dickerson
Millions of miles from Earth, NASA found a mysterious ice volcano that's half the size of Mt. Everest
The scientists used geological maps of the region made from images taken by Dawn as it orbited Cere…
Ali Sundermier
Pluto's dwarf planet status is 'bulls---,' says lead scientist of NASA mission
The problem, Stern said, is that the reclassification largely stemmed from the opinions of astronom…