Haumea is a dwarf planet that orbits the sun far beyond Neptune. It is about the same size as Pluto and has two moons. One of its notable characteristics is how fast it spins on its axis. Just after ...

An artist's illustration showing dwarf planet Haumea with its newly discovered ring. IAA-CSIC/UHU The family of ringed bodies in the solar system has a new member: Haumea. The dwarf planet with an ...

The peculiar dwarf planet Haumea has just gotten more peculiar with the discovery of some faint rings. One of the largest dwarf planets in our solar system, Haumea is found within the Kuiper belt band ...

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 ...

Haumea, a dwarf planet on the edge of our solar system, doesn’t have the same kind of moons as its well-known cousin Pluto, according to a new study. This is despite original evidence that suggested ...

Scientists have discovered a ring system around the dwarf planet Haumea. Earlier this year, Haumea passed between Earth and a distant star, allowing planetary scientists to get a better idea of the ...

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 ...

The International Astronomical Union has announced that the object previously known as 2003 EL61 is to be classified as the fifth dwarf planet in the Solar System and named Haumea. This now means that ...

When we think of a ringed planet, most of us envision something akin to the intricate grooves of Saturn’s ring system, which have fascinated humans for centuries. Yet a recent astronomical observation ...

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 ...