Recently, Sheppard et al. (2016) presented the discovery of 7 new trans-Neptunian objects with perihelia beyond 40 AU with moderate eccentricities and semimajor axes over 50 AU. Like the handful of ...
Astronomers surveying the outer solar system have revealed that a rare object far beyond Neptune is moving in sync with the eighth planet in an unexpected way. Called 2020 VN40 and first discovered in ...
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A hidden world? Astronomers may have found a new solar system planet
Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...
In the race towards the discovery of a ninth planet in our solar system, scientists from around the world strive to calculate its orbit using the tracks left by the small bodies that move well beyond ...
A team of astronomers recently discovered a mysterious object in the outer solar system that is in a resonant orbit with Neptune. This object, named 2020 VN40, orbits the Sun every time Neptune ...
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A 9th planet may be within reach and it’s not Pluto returning
For the first time since Pluto was demoted, the idea of a true ninth planet is edging from speculation toward something ...
The trans-Neptunian region, extending beyond Neptune, represents a primordial reservoir of icy and rocky bodies that have remained relatively unchanged since the Solar System’s formation. Central to ...
For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described Ammonite, a potential dwarf planet beyond Pluto. Yesterday, astronomers announced ...
The powerful space telescope zoomed in on Mors-Somnus, a binary pair of icy asteroids that originated within the Kuiper Belt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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