A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...

Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine ...

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Scientists have discovered a sednoid, named Ammonite, beyond Neptune. This icy object challenges existing theories about the outer solar system's formation.

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...

Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii detected a faint, icy body. Now named 2023 KQ14, or Ammonite, it lies well beyond Pluto.

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

A newly found icy object, Ammonite, may be a 4-billion-year-old fossil from the Solar System’s edge—and it’s casting doubt on ...

Researchers just got a step closer to understanding the origins of our solar system, with the discovery of an object orbiting ...

Astronomers have hoped for the existence of Planet Nine for years. Things were looking promising, but this discovery might ...