Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that exploded twice
2 July 2025
Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars go boom twice in the blink of an eye
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Found 465 results for dwarf planet
Stellar flares may hamper search for life in promising star system
23 June 2025
Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make this challenging
New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system
22 May 2025
The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a hidden ninth “Planet Xâ€
Weird planet is orbiting backwards between two stars
21 May 2025
After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion
Risk of a star destroying the solar system is higher than expected
16 May 2025
Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into space
Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair
16 April 2025
It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion
How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar system
10 February 2025
There are many theories about how dynamics in the early solar system led to the cosmic neighbourhood we now inhabit, but beyond computer simulations, direct evidence to support them is hard to come by – that's where meteorites come in
Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?
13 January 2025
Volcanoes have been proposed as the reason for the extinction of the Neanderthals and the hobbits of Indonesia, but the end of those species may not have come from a single, dramatic event
Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss
6 January 2025
Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a stable orbit around the dwarf planet
Planet 10 times the size of Earth is one of the youngest ever found
20 November 2024
A large planet has been spotted orbiting a dwarf star that is just 3 million years old, offering possible clues to how the worlds in our solar system came into being
