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Learn more about a sednoid called Ammonite that has been detected in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
KQ14, nicknamed "Ammonite", was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and ...
Astronomers have hoped for the existence of Planet Nine for years. Things were looking promising, but this discovery might ...
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...
In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf ...
"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...
According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...
While astronomers have long searched for a mysterious ninth planet lurking beyond Pluto, a recent discovery is turning that ...
The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.
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 ...