Latest about Dwarf Planets
Haumea, the fifth body in the solar system to be classified as a dwarf planet, spins faster than any other known large body in the solar system.
NASA's Dawn mission to the main asteroid belt, granted a second extended mission earlier this year, will end later next year after a final set of close-up observations of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Ceres' bright patches may overlie pools of salty water, which could be the remnants of an ancient, subsurface ocean.
The pull of Ceres on NASA's Dawn spacecraft hints at an ancient ocean that may have left traces today.
Pluto, the most famous dwarf planet, lost its planet status in 2006. Learn more about dwarf planets of the solar system here.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been granted a mission extension that will allow it to continue to study the dwarf planet Ceres until it runs out of fuel sometime in 2018.
Scientists have discovered a ring system around the dwarf planet Haumea.
