Trans-Neptunian Object Quaoar Has Two Moons, New Study Suggests

Trans-Neptunian Object Quaoar Has Two Moons, New Study Suggests

The newly-discovered moon has actually an approximated size of 38 km (23.6 miles) and a V magnitude of 28, most likely making it the faintest satellite ever discovered around a…

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Kuiper-Belt Object Altjira is Likely a Hierarchical Triple System

Kuiper-Belt Object Altjira is Likely a Hierarchical Triple System

Altjira, likewise called 2001 UQ18, lies in the external reaches of the Solar System, 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) away, or 44 times the range in between Earth and…

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