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Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get ...
An oddly tilted object beyond Neptune moves in perfect sync, one orbit for every ten of Neptune’s, and scientists are intrigued.
A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond ...
Astronomers have discovered a bizarre object in the outer solar system, 2020 VN40, that dances to Neptune’s gravitational beat in a never-before-seen rhythm. It’s the first of its kind, orbiting the ...
A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond Neptune, from a class known ...
Astronomers just found a distant space rock called 2020 VN40, orbiting the Sun way out past Neptune. This icy object takes about 164 years to make one lap around the Sun—talk about a long trip! The ...
There is no danger of 2020 VN 40 colliding with Neptune, as the orbit of this distant world is very inclined with respect to ...
"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...
Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery at the outer edge of our solar system—a strange space rock that dances in ...
Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still ...
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 ...
Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii ...