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Scientists Discover New Dwarf Planet in Solar System

Pluto's 'extreme cousin' is a dwarf planet found at the far reaches of our solar system

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in our solar system.

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Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.

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An extreme cousin for Pluto? Possible dwarf planet discovered at solar system's edge

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural Sciences, has discovered an extraordinary trans-Neptunian object (TNO), named 2017 OF201,

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Newest Member Of The Solar System Just Announced – And It’s In An Extreme Orbit

T he Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF 201, this is a trans-Neptunian ...

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First-Ever Planet Found in the 'Forbidden Zone'—and It's Freezing

WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

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GEMS out of this world: Astronomers find a new Saturn-like exoplanet around an M-dwarf star

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

New data confirms: There really is a planet squeezed in between two stars

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...

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