UK election special: Talking science
29 April 2005
With a general election fast approaching, New Scientist quizzes the three main political parties over their positions on 10 key scientific issues
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Found 317 results for dwarf planet
First image of exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star
4 April 2005
The relative youth of the system, and the planet's far-flung orbit, allows astronomers to pick the object out from the star's glare
Glow of alien planets glimpsed at last
22 March 2005
For the first time, astronomers have seen the glow of alien planets circling Sun-like stars, heralding a "new era" in planet hunting
Planet search reveals smallest star ever
4 March 2005
Barely bigger than Jupiter, only a close second look revealed it to be a star, highlighting the need to check "exoplanets" very carefully
Brown dwarf may someday harbour habitable planets
8 February 2005
The dusty disc spotted around a tiny brown dwarf may become the building site for a mini solar system, with several Earth-sized planets
First direct sighting of an extrasolar planet
11 January 2005
The distant planet, five times more massive than Jupiter, orbits a brown dwarf – but at a puzzlingly great distance
Tiny new species of human unearthed
27 October 2004
A one-metre-tall species of human living as recently as 13,000 years ago radically alters the picture of human evolution
Two new rocky 'super Earths' found
1 September 2004
The discoveries may herald a new class of planet outside our Solar System – making the hunt for Earth-like planets more hopeful
Stray star may have jolted Sedna
27 July 2004
A passing star may have kicked the planetoid into its strange orbit, which takes it to the Solar System's edges
Super-hot star caught in death throes
29 April 2004
The gassy and dust nebula around the star resembles a butterfly's wings bisected by an intriguing dark band
