The Synthesis of "minor planet"

Discover dwarf planets, the celestial bodies like Pluto that orbit the Sun but haven't cleared their orbital path. Learn why they're a hot topic.

Discover Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. Is this dwarf planet a hidden ocean world? Learn about NASA's Dawn mission findings.

Discover Pluto, the famous dwarf planet. Learn why it was reclassified and what the New Horizons mission revealed about its complex and icy world.

Discover Eris, the distant dwarf planet whose discovery challenged our definition of a planet and led to Pluto's reclassification.

Discover Vesta, the second-largest asteroid and a surviving protoplanet. Learn how this solar system relic helps us understand how planets form.

Discover Sedna, one of the most distant objects in our solar system. Learn why this mysterious dwarf planet's orbit hints at a hidden giant planet.

Discover the Asteroid Belt, the vast ring of space rocks between Mars and Jupiter. Learn why it's a hot topic for science and what it means for us.

Discover trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), the icy bodies and dwarf planets orbiting our Sun in the mysterious, vast region beyond Neptune.

Discover asteroids, the rocky remnants from our solar system's birth. Learn why they're trending and how they impact life on Earth.

Discover the Kuiper Belt, a vast, icy region beyond Neptune filled with dwarf planets and ancient remnants from the Solar System's formation.