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Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...
A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...
Learn more about a sednoid called Ammonite that has been detected in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
Scientists have discovered a sednoid, named Ammonite, beyond Neptune. This icy object challenges existing theories about the outer solar system's formation.
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
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 ...
Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...
Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...
Astronomers have spotted a distant celestial object named 'Ammonite' that could potentially debunk the existence of the theorized Planet Nine.
In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf ...
According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...
The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.