Unnamed dwarf planet may be third largest in the solar system
A body known only as 2007 OR10 has been given a boost by recent space telescope observations that peg it smaller than only Pluto and Eris
Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets
The new planet haul is the biggest yet, bringing the number of confirmed worlds outside our solar system over 3200 - and edges us closer to knowing how many stars host other Earths
Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars
A new survey of extreme microbes living in salty and alkaline lakes could yield "fingerprints" that help detect the biological origin of rocks on Mars
Water telescope’s first sky map shows flickering black holes
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov observatory has released its first map of the high-energy sky, catching pulsars, supernova remnants and blazars switching on and off
Long-term view of extreme cosmic burst challenges astronomers
Several years of observations from the afterglow of one of the most powerful explosions in the universe could upend the standard view of how these bursts work
Ceres surprises with water ice and colourful bright spots
NASA's Dawn spacecraft zoomed in on dwarf planet Ceres and found unexpected treasures hidden in its craters
Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen
Studying how the dwarf planet's climate changed over time shows it once had the right conditions for liquid to flow on its surface - and may still have buried lakes today
Pluto dazzles in first new images downloaded since July’s flyby
The New Horizons spacecraft has sent back fresh, stunning photos that it took of the distant icy world when it flew by on 14 July
