As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

The object’s aphelion the farthest point on the orbit from the Sun is more than 1,600 times that of the Earth’s orbit,” said ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious dwarf planet, 2017 OF201, far beyond Pluto. This discovery challenges existing ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

A newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the 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 ...

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system's outer reaches.

It's an evocative idea that has long bedeviled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...