In 2003, Palomar Observatory astronomers were in the midst of their search for planet-sized objects beyond Neptune when they imaged Eris – but because they'd limited their search based on the speed ...
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 ...
On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just slightly smaller than Pluto, and it orbits the sun about three times farther ...