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This Newly Discovered Mini Planet Is Orbiting So Far It Takes 25,000 Years to Circle the Sun
At the very edge of our solar system, beyond the grasp of Neptune and even past the icy sprawl of Pluto’s domain, a new ...
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Does our solar system have a new dwarf planet?
On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...
New Dwarf Planet Discovered Beyond Pluto, Hinting At Hidden 'Planet X'
The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant, as it challenges the hypothesis of Planet Nine, a hypothetical planet thought to ...
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Scientists Discover New Dwarf Planet in Solar System, Far Beyond Pluto
In the cold, distant reaches of the Solar System, far beyond Pluto, astronomers have just identified what could be a new dwarf planet. It's called 2017 OF201, a rock that appears to be some 700 ...
Detailed observations of 15 protoplanetary disks reveal new dynamics in planet formation
A team of international astronomers led by Richard Teague, the Kerr-McGee Career Development Professor in the Department of ...