Astronomers have discovered a possible new dwarf planet orbiting far beyond Pluto. First detected in March 2023 by Japan’s Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, this object has been dubbed 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed Ammonite. Ammonite’s appearance also puts a kink in what’s known as the Planet Nine hypothesis, which suggests there may be an undiscovered ninth planet in our solar system. …
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Complete Guide To ‘Ammonite,’ The Solar System’s Latest Member
Sedna orbiting near of Neptune planet. 3d render getty The solar system suddenly has a new member. A new object discovered in the solar system beyond Neptune and Pluto has astronomers rethinking the history of the solar system. Called 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed “Ammonite,” the discovery of this unique so-called trans-Neptunian object is both unexpected and could reshape what we …
Read More »“Ammonite”: A New 380-Kilometer World Has Been Found Inside Our Solar System
The Subaru telescope located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawai’i has found a new world within our Solar System, dubbed “Ammonite” by the team who found it. In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf planet, named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea, was found over …
Read More »Meet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System
Artist rendering of a ninth planet in the solar system beyond Pluto. (Illustration by Tobias … More Roetsch/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing via Getty Images An object has been discovered orbiting the sun far beyond Pluto, calling into question theories about a possible Planet Nine in the solar system. The object, for now, designated 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed …
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