Dwarf Planets at Our Solar System’s Frozen Edge Could Be Hiding Warm Oceans : ScienceAlert
The Solar System doesn't get much colder than the Kuiper Belt.Out past the orbit of Pluto, far from the warmth of the Sun, drifts a vast expanse of icy rocks and dwarf planets thought too cold to be little more than snowballs in outer space.As the New Horizons data on Pluto showed, however, appearances may be deceptive. And now scientists have discovered that two other dwarf planets may be keeping secrets.Eris and Makemake are dwarf planets that, like Pluto, hang out in the Kuiper Belt. And, also like Pluto, they have…