Vera Rubin Observatory Spots Possible New Dwarf Planet beyond Pluto
Astronomers using the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory have found what may be a new dwarf planet in…
Webb Finds Dust-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found that the water ice in the interstellar comet…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids, including hundreds of trans-Neptunian objects…
Trans-Neptunian Object Quaoar Has Two Moons, New Study Suggests
The newly-discovered moon has an estimated diameter of 38 km (23.6 miles) and a V magnitude of 28,…
Webb Detects Methane Gas on Dwarf Planet Makemake
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found evidence for gaseous methane on the distant dwarf…