Giant Object Discovered at the Edge of Our Solar System: Challenging Planet Nine?
2025-05-28
A team of scientists from Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study has discovered a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) named 2017 OF201 using advanced computational methods. This extremely distant object, with an orbital period of approximately 25,000 years, is potentially large enough to be classified as a dwarf planet. Its unusual orbit challenges the existing hypothesis of a 'Planet Nine' and suggests that the region beyond Neptune's orbit is not empty. The discovery highlights the power of open science, relying on publicly available archival data.
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