Even if life never took hold on Ceres, the discovery could help broaden the range of environments that could potentially be ...

Ursa Major III was considered a dark matter galaxy, but was found to be a compact star cluster with a dense core of black ...

"This is the first quadruple system ever discovered with a pair of T-type brown dwarfs orbiting two stars," team member ...

Beyond the familiar planets lies a fascinating frontier filled with icy worlds, mysterious orbits, and cosmic curiosities.

Aliens may have been closer to Earth than first thought. New research from NASA reveals that Ceres, the dwarf planet in the ...

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore. Instead, Pluto is ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare quadruple star system with two red dwarfs and two brown dwarfs orbiting together.

New evidence suggests that a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way called Ursa Major III is actually a star cluster.

By analyzing the data from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) international database and the Small ...

Ursa Major III, the faintest object in our galaxy, orbits the Milky Way at a distance of more than 30,000 light years. Until ...

Bars in Springfield are prohibited from hosting certain types of events. One of them is "dwarf-tossing." Here's the backstory ...