Haumea is the matron goddess of the island of Hawaiʻi, where the Mauna Kea Observatory is located.

Jan 22, 2025 · Haumea is an oval-shaped dwarf planet that is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. The fast spin distorts Haumea's shape, making this dwarf planet …

Haumea is the third-largest known dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, the region of space beyond Neptune that contains the larger dwarf planets Eris and Pluto as well as thousands of smaller …

Dwarf planet Haumea is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. This distant realm is populated with thousands of …

Oct 8, 2019 · Haumea is the first trans-Neptunian object discovered to have a ring system. Because Haumea has two moons, its mass can be calculated, and it was estimated to be one …

Oct 14, 2022 · Using computer simulations, scientists based at NASA have pieced together the story of how the dwarf planet Haumea, found in the Kuiper Belt of icy worlds beyond the orbit …

Jan 20, 2025 · Haumea, unusual dwarf planet orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt beyond Pluto. It was discovered in 2003 by a team of American astronomers at Cerro Tololo Inter-American …

Haumea is a very unusual planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. Only recently discovered, there is little known about this distant Trans-Neptunian Object other than its odd …

Haumea is a dwarf planet found in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is a big cloud of gas, dust, and rocky debris located at the outer edge of our solar system. Haumea was first discovered in …

Jul 25, 2023 · Haumea is an intriguing and mysterious dwarf planet that lies in a far corner of the Solar System. This small and unique celestial body is a celestial object of great interest to …

Haumea is the third closest dwarf planet to the Sun and is located beyond the orbit of Neptune. It has about 1/3 the mass of Pluto and was discovered by 2004 by a team from Caltech at the …

Haumea is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune in our solar system. Discovered in 2004 by a team led by astronomer Mike Brown, Haumea is unique …

Two different teams of astronomers, one in California and one in Spain, discovered Haumea at almost the same time. Go to Imagine the Universe! (A site for ages 14 and up.) The StarChild …

Aug 26, 2024 · Haumea is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune’s orbit. It was discovered in 2004 by a team led by Mike Brown at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory. Haumea …

Haumea is a large Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). It is an icy world that orbits far from the Sun on the frozen fringes of our Solar System. Because it is so far away , Haumea takes 285 years to …

May 9, 2022 · BYU Physics and Astronomy student Benjamin Proudfoot recently published research in the prestigious journal Nature Communications that solves the mystery of the icy …

Haumea is the third closest dwarf planet from the Sun and is unique in its elongated shape making it the least spherical of the dwarf planets. Haumea size compared to the Moon and …

Mar 5, 2024 · Named after the Hawaiian goddess of fertility, this dwarf planet possesses a unique combination of characteristics, including its highly elongated shape, rapid rotation, and …

Haumea is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is one of the largest known objects in the Kuiper Belt and is characterized by its …

Jul 15, 2024 · Haumea, in Hawaiian mythology, is a powerful goddess revered for her role in creation and her association with fertility. She represents the life-giving forces of nature, …