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The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.
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 ...
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
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Live Science on MSNAstronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet NineA newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...
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Sciencing on MSNNew World Discovered In Our Solar System Could Kill Our Hopes And Dreams For Planet NineAstronomers have hoped for the existence of Planet Nine for years. Things were looking promising, but this discovery might have shattered those hopes.
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Astronomy on MSNNew sednoid “Ammonite” discovery deepens Planet Nine mysteryAstronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...
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What Does Ammonite’s Orbit Reveal About the Solar System’s Deepest Mysteries?Would one frozen world, just visible on the rim of the Sun’s kingdom, turn decades of speculation on the concealed layout of ...
A newly found icy object, Ammonite, may be a 4-billion-year-old fossil from the Solar System’s edge—and it’s casting doubt on the Planet Nine theory.
Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed ...
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Martha Stewart Living on MSNA Mysterious World Has Been Discovered Lurking in Our Solar System—Meet 'Ammonite'Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting the sun—dubbed "Ammonite." The findings were recently published in the ...
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