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Astronomers Discover Potential Dwarf Planet Lurking Way Beyond Pluto

Astronomers Discover Potential Dwarf Planet Lurking Way Beyond Pluto

Astronomers in Japan have spotted a distant object orbiting the Sun far beyond Neptune, pointing to an extraordinary event that took place during the earliest years of the solar system. Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope, perched atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, to make the discovery. They observed a small object orbiting at a farthest distance of 252 AU from …

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Astronomers discover a cosmic ‘fossil’ at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for ‘Planet 9’?

Astronomers discover a cosmic ‘fossil’ at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for ‘Planet 9’?

Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located beyond the orbit of Pluto. The weird elongated orbit of the object suggests that if “Planet Nine” exists, it is much further from the sun than thought, or it has been ejected from our planetary system altogether. The strange orbit of the object, designated 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed “Ammonite,” classifies …

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This NASA Rover Just Took the Longest Drive Ever on Another Planet

This NASA Rover Just Took the Longest Drive Ever on Another Planet

NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially set a new milestone on Mars, completing the longest road trip by any robot vehicle on another planet. On June 19, 2025, the six-wheeled explorer rolled a remarkable 411 meters (over a quarter mile) across the Martian surface. While this might seem like a modest distance, it marks a significant achievement compared to previous rovers …

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Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system

Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA Exoplanet Catalog Scientists have detected a hidden alien planet by examining the orbits of the known worlds in the star system, known as Kepler-139. The newfound exoplanet, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 …

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Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied rocky planet, scientists say

Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied rocky planet, scientists say

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost planet. The least studied and most mysterious of the solar system’s rocky planets, Mercury is so close to the sun that exploring it is difficult even for probes. Only …

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NASA discovers ‘super Earth’ planet emitting mysterious signal

NASA discovers ‘super Earth’ planet emitting mysterious signal

NASA has discovered a mysterious ‘super-Earth’ planet that appears to flash a repeated signal from 154 light-years away. The planet, named TOI-1846 b, is almost twice the size of Earth and four times as massive.  It orbits a small, cool red dwarf star every four days and causes a strange, repeated dip in the star’s light, a signal that first …

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NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet : ScienceAlert

NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet : ScienceAlert

Perseverance is hitting the ‘open road’ on Mars like no other rover. On June 19, the six-wheeled explorer officially completed the longest road trip of any robot vehicle on another planet. In a single drive, the rover rolled over 411 meters of Mars‘ rocky surface (more than a quarter mile). Related: Perseverance Found a Zebra-Striped Rock on Mars, And NASA …

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