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How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.
Think you know Pluto? Think again. From its mysterious orbit to why it’s so hard to spot - even with Hubble - this video ...
Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest ...
Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come ...
Pluto checks the first two boxes, it orbits the sun and is round, but it fails the third. Located in the Kuiper Belt, Pluto shares its orbit with other icy bodies and objects, meaning it hasn’t ...
OF201, the object belongs to the same all-star family as Pluto: dwarf planets. Its diameter, roughly 435 miles (700 km), is half Pluto’s, ...
In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...
For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.