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A newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system.

The TNO, which are described as minor planets that orbit the sun at a greater distance than Neptune, were found on the edge ...

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U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system ...

Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star.

The object is about 700 kilometres wide and lies nearly three times farther from Earth than Neptune. Its highly elongated ...

They said: ‘The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant because it’s found in a region of the Solar System thought to be empty ...

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Less than 1% of this dwarf planet candidate's orbit is close enough to detect, which means astronomers are lucky to have ...