Astronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the ...

At the very edge of our solar system, beyond the grasp of Neptune and even past the icy sprawl of Pluto’s domain, a new ...

Astronomers might be close to identifying a mysterious object in our solar system. New research points to a potential ...

Astronomers have identified a new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, located far beyond Pluto. Its enormous size, comparable ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

Scientists had previously believed that no celestial bodies existed in the vast, empty section of space beyond Neptune.

The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant, as it challenges the hypothesis of Planet Nine, a hypothetical planet thought to exist in the outer Solar System.

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

Scientists believe such an extreme orbit means the object was pushed and pulled by the gravity of giant planets like Jupiter ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...