Haumea is a dwarf planet that orbits the sun far beyond Neptune. It is about the same size as Pluto and has two moons. One of its notable characteristics is how fast it spins on its axis. Just ...

The football-shaped Haumea may reveal clues about icy worlds. By Tatyana Woodall. Published Oct 20, 2022 11:00 AM EDT. Meet Haumea, a peculiar icy dwarf planet in Kuiper Belt. NASA.

Haumea’s oblong shape isn’t the only weird thing about it, as it also has an extremely fast rotational speed, leading to a full revolution once every 3.9 hours.

Haumea, out in the depths of the solar system, is a rule breaker. This is a world about 1300 miles long, 1000 miles wide, and less than 700 miles high pole to pole, and it isn't alone.

Space How to spot Haumea, one of the solar system's strangest objects. Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system's outer reaches. Now is an ideal time to look for the egg-shaped ...

Most objects with a radius over 200 miles are spherical, but Haumea is an exception. Publish Date: 11/5/24 Topic: Space + Flight Space & Flight NOVA. Share.