Two nearly-identically sized worlds — Eris and Pluto — float distantly in the same frozen region of our outer solar system. A NASA spacecraft has visited Pluto, but not Eris, and each is so distant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dwarf planet Eris, similar in size to its better-known cosmic cousin Pluto, has remained an enigma since being discovered in 2005 lurking in the solar system's far reaches.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The small icy worlds on the edge of our solar system may be better ...

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A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on ...

Icy rocks in the outer solar system might have unexpected subsurface oceans. Eris and Makemake are both dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt – the ring of frozen objects that encircles our solar system ...

The puzzling presence of a certain flavor of methane on Eris and Makemake could be hinting at their warm, watery interiors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In the solar system’s dark hinterlands, well beyond the orbit of Pluto, lie Eris and Makemake—two primeval, Lilliputian icy worlds that see the sun as a diamantine speck. Each world’s surface ...

Full Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHNO079G1i8 Pluto, Eris, and the Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar System Exploring Space Lecture webcast live on Tuesday ...

A team found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on their surfaces has the tell-tale signs of ...