Dwarf planet Quaoar has a weirdly big ring of debris encircling it

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Quaoar, a dwarf planet in our solar system, has a ring of debris orbiting it that is far further out than we thought the laws of physics allow

Published 4 months ago · Sheffield, United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Ring discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar confounds theories

Astronomers find ring much further away from planet than is normal, leaving them wondering how it remains stable

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Astronomers astonished by ring around frigid distant world Quaoar

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Scientists shocked to find ‘ring’ that shouldn’t be in our solar system

A ring that scientists had thought couldn’t exist has been found around a planet in our Solar System.

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Astronomers Discover Ring Around Distant Frigid Planet Near Pluto

The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system. Researchers said on Wednesday they have detected a ring encircling Quaoar akin to the one around the planet Saturn. But the one around Quaoar defies the current understanding of where such rings can form - located much further away…

4 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

This dwarf planet has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don't know why

Recent telescope data revealed that a small planet in the far reaches of our solar system has a dense ring round it, and scientists are baffled as to why.

4 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

This dwarf planet has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don't know why

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Recent telescope data revealed that a small planet in the far reaches of our solar system has a dense ring round it. And scientists are baffled as to why. The planet, Quaoar, is one of roughly 3,000 small planets that orbit the sun beyond Neptune, and at 690 miles (1,110-kilometers) wide, it’s about the seventh largest, with Pluto and Eris ranking as the biggest. Observations of Quaoar made between 2018 and 2021 revealed t…

4 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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