Rubin observatory spots over 11000 new asteroids: Incredible! Rubin observatory spots over 11000 new asteroids during its inaugural survey phase in Chile. This unprecedented haul includes previousl...

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Astronomers use the colors of trans-Neptunian objects to track an ancient stellar flyby Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get their name from their orbits. These dwarf planets orbit the sun at a greater average distance than Neptune does. Pluto is the group's most well-known member, having been demoted from planet to TNO in recent years.

Beyond Neptune lurk icy worlds! 🌌 Thousands of mysterious Trans-Neptunian Objects, including Pluto, orbit in the solar system’s distant reaches. ✨ #TNOs

Source: phys.org/news/2025-07-astronomers...

Spectral Diversity of DiSCo's TNOs Revealed by JWST: Early Sculpting and Late Irradiation - IOPscienceSearchopens in new tabopens in new tab Spectral Diversity of DiSCo’s TNOs Revealed by JWST: Early Sculpting and Late Irradiation, Brunetto, R., Hénault, E., Cryan, S., Pinilla-Alonso, N., Emery, J. P., Guilbert-Lepoutre, A., Holler, B. J., McClure, L. T., Müller, T. G., Pendleton, Y., de Souza-Feliciano, A. C., Stansberry, J., Grundy, W., Peixinho, N., Strazzulla, G., Bannister, M. T., Cruikshank, D., Harvison, B., Licandro, J., Lorenzi, V., de Prá, M. N., Schambeau, C.

Spectral Diversity of DiSCo's #TNOs Revealed by JWST - Early Sculpting and Late Irradiation: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... -> Scientists Use James Webb Space Telescope to Better Understand Solar System’s Origins: www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-sci...

5/8 The definition gets even messier: more than 430 asteroids have their own moons, and many Trans-Neptunian Objects beyond Neptune have satellites too.

If we simply define moons as "objects orbiting something bigger," planets themselves would be moons of stars!
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NASA’s Webb Reveals the Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects – James Webb Space Telescope

NASA’s Webb Reveals the Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects
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Ices and organic compounds in #TransNeptunianObjects #TNOs, just spectroscopically revealed by #JWST
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The Orders of Light by Martha Lang-Wescott #astrology #book #asteroids #tnos

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