Makemake articles
Deeper dives into Makemake, sourced from NASA, JPL and the scientific literature.
How Makemake helped demote Pluto
The 2005 discovery race, a leaked observing log, and the IAU vote that created the dwarf planet category.
Read →MK 2: Makemake's hidden moon
How Hubble found a dark moon in the glare of a bright dwarf planet — and why it matters for measuring Makemake.
Read →How to find Makemake (and what to look at instead)
What it really takes to spot a magnitude-17 dwarf planet, and the best beginner targets in the same part of the sky.
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