Dwarf Planets & Small Bodies facts
One short astronomy fact per day, each with a figure and a source. Pick a topic or scroll back through the days.
May 2025
April 2025
- Apr 25 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesPlanet Nine Might Be a Captured Rogue Planet
- Apr 24 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesSome Asteroids in the Belt Have Moons
- Apr 23 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesThe Oort Cloud Is So Distant, We’ve Never Seen It Directly
- Apr 22 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesThe Asteroid Belt Isn’t Packed with Rocks Like in Movies
- Apr 21 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesThe Largest Meteorite Ever Found Weighs More Than an Elephant
- Apr 20 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesSome Meteorites Contain Ingredients for Life
- Apr 19 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesA Comet’s Tail Always Points Away from the Sun
- Apr 18 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesHalley’s Comet Will Return in 2061
- Apr 17 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesComets Might Have Brought Water to Earth
- Apr 16 Dwarf Planets & Small BodiesComets Can Have Two Tails (or More)