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KQ14, nicknamed "Ammonite", was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and ...
Learn more about a sednoid called Ammonite that has been detected in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
Astronomers have hoped for the existence of Planet Nine for years. Things were looking promising, but this discovery might ...
Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...
According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...
"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...
Scientists have discovered a sednoid, named Ammonite, beyond Neptune. This icy object challenges existing theories about the outer solar system's formation.
In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf ...
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 ...