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The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years.

WASHINGTON: A group of scientists has found a strange new object about 435 miles wide at the far edge of the solar system. It ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal object approximately 435 miles wide in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, ...

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The latest mission out of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) will examine not one, but two space bodies. After ...

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Explore NASA's cancelled Europa mission and learn why Europa is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life.