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Astronomers Confirm Discovery of Distant Minor Planet 2017 OF201

The newly identified extreme trans-Neptunian object challenges solar system models and hints at a hidden population of similar distant bodies.

Astronomers Capture First Direct Evidence of Quasar Disrupting Galaxy During Merger

Star Formation in Galaxies Tied to Gas Location, Not Quantity

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Retrograde Planet Confirmed in Tight Binary System with White Dwarf

Astronomers Discover Mysterious Perfectly Spherical Object in Deep Space

NASA Scientist Detects Unexplained Paired Light Pulses From Sun-Like Stars

Astronomers Detect First Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Through Star-Shredding Event

Asteroid 2002 JX8 Safely Completes Close Flyby of Earth

Astronomers Pinpoint Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Using Stellar Destruction Event

Astronomers Identify Potential Planet Nine Candidate from Archival Infrared Data

Gaia Mission Reveals Ophion: A Star Family Scattering in Record Time

Venus, Saturn, and Moon to Form Rare 'Smiley Face' in Pre-Dawn Sky

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of Rare Disintegrating Exoplanet BD+05 4868 Ab

Astronomers Unveil Disintegrating Exoplanet with Record-Breaking Dust Tail

Uranus Stellar Occultation Reveals New Atmospheric and Orbital Insights

Rare 'Smiley Face' Celestial Event to Grace Pre-Dawn Skies on April 25

Comet SWAN Disintegrates Near Sun, Dashing Hopes for Naked-Eye Viewing

Hubble Reveals Enhanced Image of Eagle Nebula’s Towering Gas Pillar

James Webb Telescope Reveals Most Distant Milky Way-Like Galaxy, Zhúlóng

Webb Telescope Reveals Unprecedented Details of NGC 1514 Nebula