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all about the new tenth planet ... This new dwarf planet (see the now out of date "What makes a planet?" below) is the largest object found in orbit around the sun since the discovery of Neptune and its moon Triton in 1846. It is larger than Pluto, discovered in 1930. Like Pluto, the new dwarf planet is a member of the...
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www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
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Scientists have discovered a new planet that orbits its host star backwards. The finding casts new light on how planetary systems form and evolve. ... Hot Topic Deep Space New Planets New Planet Orbits Backwards...
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www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3217/new-planet-orbits-ba...
www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3217/new-planet-orbits-backwards
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Astronomers announced today the discovery of the largest object in the solar system since Pluto was named the ninth planet in 1930. The object is half the size of Pluto, composed primarily of rock and ice, and circles the sun once every 288 years. ... Once a month get new photos and expert tips.
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1003_021007_qu...
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1003_021007_quaoar.html
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A chunk of rock and ice that may be a planet has been discovered in the farthest reaches of the solar system, astronomers announced Friday. The object, currently called 2003 UB313, orbits the sun and is larger than Pluto, traditionally considered the ninth planet in ... New Planet-Shaped Body Found in Our Solar System...
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0801_050801_ne...
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0801_050801_newplanet.html
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Two new (potentially) water-bearing planets have been discovered 35 light years away! ... The same research team was involved in the confirmation in October 1995 that 51 Pegasi, a star in the Pegasus constellation, was the first star (other than the Sun) known to have a planet orbiting around it. Both that discovery and...
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www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/planet.html
www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/planet.html
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NASA science article on this newly discovered Kuiper object. ... This places the new planet more or less in the Kuiper Belt, a dark realm beyond Neptune where thousands of small icy bodies orbit the sun. The planet appears to be typical of Kuiper Belt objects--only much bigger.
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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm
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A new space telescope has detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet, named Sedna. ... The new discovery will reignite the debate about what constitutes a planet.
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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3511678.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3511678.stm
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In a landmark discovery, a new world is found. ... Brown and Trujillo first photographed the new planet with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope on Oct. 31, 2003. However, the object was so far away that its motion was not detected until they reanalyzed the data in January of this year.
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050729_new_planet.html
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050729_new_planet.html
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