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Live Science on MSNAstronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet NineAstronomers have discovered a possible new dwarf planet orbiting far beyond Pluto. First detected in March 2023 by Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, this object has been dubbed 2023 KQ14 and ...
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What Does Ammonite’s Orbit Reveal About the Solar System’s Deepest Mysteries?Would one frozen world, just visible on the rim of the Sun’s kingdom, turn decades of speculation on the concealed layout of ...
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Astronomy on MSNNew sednoid “Ammonite” discovery deepens Planet Nine mysteryAstronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...
According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...
For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...
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Space on MSNAstronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, ...
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which goes by the formal designation 2023 KQ14 but is nicknamed ...
“The fact that 2023 KQ14’s current orbit does not align with those of the other three sednoids lowers the likelihood of the Planet Nine hypothesis,” said Huang in a press release. “It is possible that ...
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Digital Camera World on MSNThe newest member of the solar system was discovered by wide-angle imaging on a three-ton, 870MP cameraTypically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...
(Web Desk) - Astronomers have discovered a new world circling the outer edges of our solar system. Researchers using the ...
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