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NBC News on MSN · 50m

Some astronomers think they've spotted a new dwarf planet

Some scientists think they discovered a new dwarf planet at the edge of the solar system, so far away that it takes around 25,000 years to complete one orbit around the sun. Astrophysicist Dr. Paul Sutter explains what the discovery means for continued exploration of space.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 6d

Astronomers Discover a Possible Dwarf Planet Far Beyond Neptune, Where There Should Have Only Been Empty Space

As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region thought to be largely devoid of objects

Astronomers stunned as giant planet challenges what we know about space

Astronomers have been left puzzled by the discovery of an unusually large planet orbiting a remarkably small star, a cosmic pairing that defies existing theories of planetary formation. The star, named TOI-6894,

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Tiny star hosts giant surprise: Saturn-sized planet found orbiting red dwarf star

The giant planet, named TOI-6894b, was spotted using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS. The work was led by Dr Edward Bryant of UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory. His team was searching for big planets around small stars.

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Ginormous planet discovered around tiny red star challenges our understanding of solar systems

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it. The discovery could further challenge theories of planet formation.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Massive planet discovered orbiting tiny star, puzzling scientists

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets.

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New ICE deportation operation and possible dwarf planet discovery: Morning Rundown

Plus, an in-depth look at how the West Texas city of Seminole reacted when a measles outbreak tore through the region.

Space.com on MSN6d

Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans

A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the ...

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Search for elusive "Planet Nine" takes surprising twist, astronomers say

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system ...

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Pluto's 'extreme cousin' is a dwarf planet found at the far reaches of our solar system

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

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Scientists Say They’ve Found a Dwarf Planet Very Far From the Sun

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

This planet is too big for its star — astronomers change the way we look at the formation of star systems

Astronomers have found that planet mass is about 17% of the mass of Jupiter, or about 53 times the mass of the Earth. The ...

ATLANTIC SKIES: A new dwarf planet and the search for Planet Nine

As a result of the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet, our solar system ...

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Pluto’s Secret Rival? Meet the Mysterious Dwarf Planet That Defies Expectations

A recently discovered celestial body is rewriting our knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and maybe challenging the existence of the ...

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Search for 'Planet Nine' Yields Unexpected Discovery

Less than 1% of this dwarf planet candidate's orbit is close enough to detect, which means astronomers are lucky to have ...

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