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Astronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet Nine
A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...
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"Missing Link" Planet Detected? It Could Turn Into Two Different Types Of Worlds
V1298 Tau b, as the planet is called, is a proto-sub-Neptune. With an estimated mass around times our planet, it is smaller than Neptune, which weighs over 17 Earths. The planet is extremely young, ...
Exact date Scots could spot Pluto as dwarf planet reaches peak brightness
SCOTS may be able to catch a glimpse of Pluto this week as it reaches peak brightness. The dwarf planet is set to be at its ...
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Astronomers Discover ‘Ammonite,’ a Mysterious Distant Object That Could Shed Light on Our Solar System’s History
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
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Astronomers May Have Uncovered Clues to a Mysterious 9th Planet Orbiting the Sun Beyond Pluto
A team of astronomers from Taiwan has uncovered promising evidence suggesting the existence of Planet 9, a hypothesized ...