by Sebastian | Mar 9, 2019 | Kuiper Belt, Solar System, TNO
In an unexpected cosmic twist, a newly discovered Trans-Neptunian object attained the title of the most distant body in the Solar System, dethroning the previous record holder Farout, discovered in early January, even stealing (or borrowing/inspired by, choose your...
by Sebastian | Jan 20, 2019 | Kuiper Belt, Solar System
2018 VG18, popularily known as Farout, is a Trans-Neptunian Object discovered at a distance of 120 AU (1AU = distance from Earth to the Sun), making it the farthest object ever observed within our Solar System, surpassing the dwarf planet Eris at 96 AU. To put into...
by Sebastian | Jan 19, 2019 | Kuiper Belt, Solar System
Five confirmed dwarf planets, a planetary sized object that is neither an actual planet nor a natural satellite but something in the middle that may have not completely evolved, exist in our unique Solar System. As of 2018, of the 2,945 stars confirmed to host...
