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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 ...
Astronomers Think They've Discovered a New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.
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 ...
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's outer reaches.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
The hunt for mysterious 'Planet Nine' offers up a surprise
It's an evocative idea that has long bedeviled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the ...
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Scientists just discovered a mysterious new world far beyond Pluto
This is an image of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth in the solar system. A new dwarf planet extremely far from the sun may have just been discovered. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ...
Astronomers have just discovered 'incredible' new body in the solar system that could challenge major space theory
Astronomers have just discovered a new celestial body in our solar system that could challenge major space theory. 2017 OF201 ...
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 ...