The Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF, this is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). This means that it orbits the Sun further away than Neptune.

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A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

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Berkeley — A bound pair of icy comets similar to the dirty snowballs circling outside the orbit of Neptune has been found lurking in the shadow of Jupiter. Astronomers at the University of California, ...