Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

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 ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...

KQ14, nicknamed “Ammonite”, was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and aphelion that places it beyond the ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, ...

Sedna, the first sednoid found in 2004, gave the group its name. While Sedna ranges between 76 and 900 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, Ammonite’s orbit stretches from 66 to 252 AU.