Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune
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The Solar System seems to have found a visitor who does not respect the usual rules. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has identified a distant object that moves contrary to that of the planets. This discovery intrigued astronomers. This visitor, is beyond Neptune, takes almost 550 years to complete a tour to the [...]
Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has discovered a retrograde object in our solar system. It circles the sun in a highly inclined orbit beyond Neptune. The post Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune first appeared on EarthSky.
At the heart of the ice-covered borders of the solar system, a cosmic anomaly shakes our astronomical certainty. Discovered by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, this star intrigues scientists because of its unusual retrograde trajectory. It does not content itself with orbiting around the Sun; it slices the common orbital plane at a vertiginous angle. ... Read more The article A celestial object defies the laws of solar orbit beyond Neptune appeare…
Astronomers have discovered a strange object with a retrograde orbit beyond that of Neptune.
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