Galaxy-mapping Gaia space telescope gets an eye test from Pluto
22 January 2016
The European Space Agency craft designed to map a billion stars in the Milky Way has also been keeping an eye out for everyone's favourite dwarf planet
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Hints that 'Planet Nine' may exist on edge of our solar system
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An unusual alignment between the orbits of six small bodies in the Kuiper belt suggests there is an undiscovered planet 10 times the mass of Earth
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16 December 2015
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Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood
13 November 2015
When astronomers last redefined "planet", Pluto was demoted to being a dwarf. A proposed revision to the criteria would instead grant planethood to the moon
Coming soon: first weather report from super-Venus exoplanet
11 November 2015
A newly spotted exoplanet is rocky, hot and close – making it the first of many with an atmosphere we can study in depth
Most distant solar system object yet could hint at hidden planet
10 November 2015
A newly discovered rocky body is more than three times more distant than Pluto. It and its companions could help solve a mystery about the outer solar system
Pluto surprises with ice volcanoes and alien weather
9 November 2015
New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought
Icy plains and snakeskin terrain among Pluto's lingering puzzles
15 October 2015
The team behind NASA's New Horizons probe has just released their first official paper on Pluto's geology, atmosphere and moons – but big mysteries remain
New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice
8 October 2015
The latest images from the New Horizons probe uncover surprising details about the dwarf planet's colours – and how the sky and the ground are connected
