A mini-planet orbiting in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system has a Saturn-like ring of dust and debris that defies the rules of physics, a new study has revealed.
The planet in question is called Quaoar and it's the seventh largest of the known dwarf planets of which Pluto is the king.
An unlikely ring around the planet Quaoar has scientists baffled
A small planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune has scientists baffled. The planet, known as Quaoar, is one of 3,000 small planets found that far out, and scientists believe it may actually be a ringed planet, despite evidence that a ring shouldn't be possible at that distance.
New Jupiter moons: Planet has most in solar system after 12 discovered
There's a new moon king in our solar system: 12 new moons were discovered around Jupiter, which makes it the planet with the most moons.
Jupiter is already the biggest planet in our solar system. It used to be known as the planet with the second-most moons with 80, trailing only Saturn with 83.
Dwarf planet Quaoar has a weirdly big ring of debris encircling it | New Scientist
The dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring (not shown in this visualisation) that shouldn’t be able to exist
The dwarf planet Quaoar, which sits beyond Neptune in our solar system, appears to have a ring of debris around it that is much further out than was thought possible.
Astronomers Just Found A Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Planet, And It's Nearby
Astronomers recently discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet located just 31 light-years from Earth which may even be potentially habitable. The exoplanet is orbiting a star called Wolf 1069, so it has been given the name Wolf 1069 b.
"When we analyzed the data of the star Wolf 1069, we discovered a clear, low-amplitude signal of what appears to be a planet of roughly Earth mass," said the lead researcher of the paper in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics , Diana Kossakowski of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA).
🆕Discovery in the outer Solar System 💍 Observations by @ESA_CHEOPS put a ring on dwarf planet Quaoar Find out how… https://t.co/gl3mU5Xuae esascience (from All over the Universe!) Wed Feb 08 16:07:06 +0000 2023
A dwarf planet beyond Neptune has a mysterious ring that astronomers can't explain https://t.co/rf3dXlIA0c https://t.co/PF9tfEDbFL SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Wed Feb 08 16:03:00 +0000 2023
Recent telescope data revealed that a small planet in the far reaches of our solar system has a dense ring round it… https://t.co/p9ux78LWXh CNN Wed Feb 08 16:46:06 +0000 2023
Ring discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar confounds theories https://t.co/2sSWrTj0wt guardian (from London) Wed Feb 08 23:45:48 +0000 2023
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