A dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface. The discovery will be presented at the European Planetary ...

Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

The fifth dwarf planet of the Solar System, Haumea, and at least one of its two satellites, are covered in crystalline water-ice due to the tidal forces between them and the heat of radiogenic ...

Research from BYU doctoral student Benjamin Proudfoot and BYU astronomy professor Darin Ragozzine details the creation of the dwarf planet Haumea, solving one of astronomy's puzzles. There’s an object ...

If you've never heard of the dwarf planet Haumea, tonight's a pretty good night to become familiar with the football-shaped celestial body. From New York City, per In-the-Sky.org, Haumea will become ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Kuiper Belt, the donut-shaped ring of icy bodies that stretches ...

Ten observatories in six European countries teamed up for recent observations of a stellar occultation by the dwarf planet Haumea, which surprisingly show a narrow and dense ring orbiting the dwarf ...

You’ve heard of Mars and Jupiter, but what about Eris, Haumea, or Makemake? These icy worlds float beyond Neptune in a forgotten part of the solar system. Shrouded in darkness and largely unexplored, ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long.