Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a new moon in our solar system, orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Makemake. The tiny moon is estimated to be only about 100 miles ...

This artist's concept shows the distant dwarf planet Makemake and its newly discovered moon. Makemake and its moon, nicknamed MK2, are more than 50 times farther away than Earth is from the sun. NASA, ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have detected gas on the distant dwarf planet, Makemake. Credit: NASA / ESA / Southwest Research Institute / A. Parker illustration Scientists have ...

Scientists have detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world. The discovery was made by a team led by the Southwest Research Institute ...