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The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
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Live Science on MSNAstronomers 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 ...
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 ...
The Subaru Telescope has revealed a fourth member of the sednoids, a group of small bodies with peculiar orbits around the ...
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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 camera
Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...
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Space.com on MSNAstronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?
"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...
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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 ...
A newly found icy object, Ammonite, may be a 4-billion-year-old fossil from the Solar System’s edge—and it’s casting doubt on the Planet Nine theory.
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
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Astronomy on MSNNew sednoid “Ammonite” discovery deepens Planet Nine mystery
Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...
Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...
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