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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

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.

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

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement.

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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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Planet Nine of Solar System? Scientists Discover Possible New Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune [Read More]

For the unversed, "Planet Nine" is a hypothetical planet which is reportedly larger than Earth that is thought to orbit ...

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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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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.

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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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 ...

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Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory

Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the ...

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A Super-Tiny Star Gave Birth to a Giant Planet And We Don't Know How

A giant conundrum has been found orbiting a teeny tiny red dwarf star just a fifth of the size of the Sun. Such small stars ...

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Our Solar System Might Have A New Ninth Planet (And It's Not Pluto)

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

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