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Rubin Observatory Logs 11,000 New Asteroids in Early Data Sweep

The early haul shows the survey is ready to find hazardous objects at scale.

Webb Spots Methane Gas Above Dwarf Planet Makemake

First Trans-Neptunian Object Found in 10:1 Neptune Resonance

Discovery of 'Ammonite' Narrows Search for Planet Nine

New Distant Sednoid ‘Ammonite’ Casts Doubt on Planet Nine Hypothesis

Experimental Fusion and Solar Sail Concepts Aim to Reach Sedna in Under a Decade

Newly Cataloged Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object Challenges Planet Nine Hypothesis

NASA's James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon

Ancient Stellar Flyby Reshaped Outer Solar System's Orbits