The findings surprised researchers, who used the comet's composition to better understand the environment in which it formed.

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One year ago, on July 1 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the Solar System. Detected by ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was discovered using wide-field imaging. The Subaru Telescope has spotted a distant ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which goes by the formal designation 2023 KQ14 but is nicknamed ...