This captivating video explores Sedna, one of the most distant and mysterious dwarf planets in our solar system. Discovered in 2003, Sedna orbits the Sun once every 11,400 years, traveling through icy ...
A surprising chemical difference between Pluto and Sedna, another dwarf planet in the distant Kuiper Belt, is helping scientists nail down their respective masses, a new study reports. "Kuiper Belt ...
The New Horizons Pluto flyby revealed unexpectedly complex geological features on dwarf planets, prompting further investigation into the diversity within the Kuiper Belt. Several dwarf planets, ...
A team of researchers has outlined how a new "direct fusion drive" propulsion system could allow us to reach Sedna this century. Given the dwarf planet's wide orbit, it could be our best chance for ...
Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts off for thousands of years. Reading time 3 minutes On November 14, 2003, ...
The newly discovered 2012 VP113, in red, and Sedna, in orange, orbit far from the Sun. The four pink bands are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The blue dots are Pluto and the rest of the Kuiper ...
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects. A surprising chemical difference between Pluto and Sedna, another dwarf ...