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A Southwest Research Institute-led team combined compositional data of primitive bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids ...

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Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

Located 690 light years away from the Sun, the newest discovered planet is third most dense sub-Saturn class located at the ...

It would depend on a lot, say our readers, from how big it was to the route it took - but it could have significant ...

However, as telescopes increased in sophistication, astronomers discovered more planets, confirming the eight in our solar system. As technology continues to progress, though, could we uncover a new ...

"That now applies to the outer solar system planets." The study's lead author ... This updated sample, combined with the new Ryugu particles, suggest that the outer solar system, beyond 7 AU ...

NARRATOR: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and its gravitational pull ... I still have that new excitement because you don't know what's going to be happening.

A team combined compositional data of primitive bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets to develop a revised solar composition that potentially reconciles ...