Satellite to study solar system's outer limits
17 October 2008
NASA's IBEX satellite is set to launch on Sunday - it will study atoms that bounce off the solar system's bubble-like boundary
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Found 393 results for dwarf planet
Kuiper belt pair sets record for long-distance relationship
16 October 2008
Two objects in the outer solar system orbit each other at a distance of more than 100,000 km - the largest separation known in the region
Dwarf planet's body parts litter outer solar system
15 October 2008
The icy world Haumea has led a violent life – its body parts keep turning up in the distant Kuiper belt
Controversial dwarf planet finally named 'Haumea'
18 September 2008
Two groups have laid claim to the distant plutoid 2003 EL61, which has now been named after a Hawaiian fertility goddess
Astronomers image planet around Sun-like star
15 September 2008
A new image may be the first taken of a planet orbiting a star similar to the Sun – though like previous claims, this one may be contested
Is dark matter a wimp or a champ?
9 September 2008
Dark matter particles might be electrically charged CHAMPs rather than neutral WIMPs, a new study suggests
Herbivores eat away at climate-change predictions
18 August 2008
Models of climate change may have overestimated the ability of woody plants to suck carbon out of the atmosphere
Great Planet Debate ends in stalemate
15 August 2008
What is a planet? As Pluto's lost status hangs in the balance, astronomers agree that we need a new way of looking at the solar system
Distant solar system body named 'Makemake'
14 July 2008
The large object 2005 FY9 is christened after an Easter Island deity – but naming the next 'plutoid' may be much more controversial
Pluto-like objects to be called 'plutoids'
11 June 2008
In deference to Pluto's fallen glory, dwarf planets beyond Neptune's orbit will be classed as 'plutoids' – but not everyone is happy with the term
