These images show the discovery of the new inner Oort cloud object 2012 VP113 taken about 2 hours apart on UT November 5, 2012. The motion of 2012 VP113 clearly stands out compared to the steady state ...
This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely ...
Images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft give a closest-yet look at two mysterious shining splotches on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres — and have led scientists to believe that they’re actually ...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has given humanity a closer look at the dwarf planet Ceres. NASA released on Monday the latest images taken by Dawn of Ceres—which lies between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid ...