Weird floating crystals can stop stars ageing for billions of years
6 March 2024
Some white dwarfs seem to stop ageing for billions of years, and this may be due to the behaviour of unusual ice crystals that heat up the stars
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Found 16 results for dwarf planet
Super-Earth spotted hiding in plain sight around neighbouring star
21 November 2018
After years of searching, a planet several times larger than Earth has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star – the closest star to Earth after the Alpha Centauri system
Pluto's rival is tinier but shinier than thought
19 October 2011
Eris, the dwarf planet that got Pluto kicked out of the planet club, is actually no bigger than Pluto, new observations suggest – but it's blindingly bright
Half-eaten dwarf planet reveals chemical secrets
30 June 2010
The half-digested remains of a dwarf planet could provide the best window yet into the chemical make-up of alien solar systems
Failed stellar bombs hint at supernova tipping point
18 November 2009
Two peculiar white dwarfs with more oxygen than carbon are like nothing anybody has seen before
Even brown dwarfs have grey days
10 June 2009
Objects halfway between a planet and a star have been shown to feature weather patterns, enhancing their status as the universe's hybrids
Broken dwarf planet may have scarred the moon
3 June 2009
The shattered remnants of a dwarf planet may have bombarded the inner planets in the early solar system, suggests a new analysis of craters on the moon
Life-friendly worlds may snap, crackle and pop
18 March 2009
Alien worlds that are hospitable to life could reveal themselves by radio signals crackling from their magnetic fields
Remains of devoured planet discovered
19 November 2008
The dusty remains of a distant planet show what happens to a gas giant if it survives a red giant explosion
Early images reveal frosts on Pluto
21 May 2008
The weather on Pluto is revealed by a new analysis of images taken soon after the dwarf planet was discovered
