While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system ... Christy had been imaging Pluto with the USNO's 1.5-meter (4.9-foot) telescope.

Rumya Sundaram, Citizen Scientist Coordinator for the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, will present this month’s Citizen ...

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war ...

Timing: Dusk after sunset, but before 9 p.m. local time There are eight planets in our solar system and one dwarf planet (Pluto). Because we live on Earth, the most we could see is a maximum of seven ...

This once-in-a-generation shift is a pivotal power play in a saga that will unfold in the years and decades to come.

A Triple Star System Yields an Unusual Surviving Star Unlike our Sun, which exists alone, at least half of the stars in our ...

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

In the ever-expanding “Star Trek” universe — which next year enters its seventh earthly decade — there’s room for all kinds ...

When the Dwarfers discover the crashed Simulant ship that they destroyed, they decide to go on board and recover some of their food supplies. Unfortunately, when they get there, a dying female ...