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Live Science on MSNScientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of NeptuneAstronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...
Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the ...
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New Scientist on MSNNew dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar systemThe unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a ...
A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...
There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...
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IFLScience on MSNNewest Member Of The Solar System Just Announced – And It’s In An Extreme OrbitT he Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF 201, this is a trans-Neptunian ...
Scientists believe such an extreme orbit means the object was pushed and pulled by the gravity of giant planets like Jupiter ...
The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNTRAPPIST-1 Planets Could Be Swimming in Water, Study ShowsRecent observations by JWST of TRAPPIST-1 c ruled out a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, indicating that the planet is not as ...
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