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    'Fossil' object dubbed 'Ammonite' discovered on the outskirts of the solar system
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    ‘Fossil’ object dubbed ‘Ammonite’ discovered on the outskirts of the solar system

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    1. No_Control8389 on

      I’d bet there are 10’s of thousands of these bound to our solar system. Few more years, few new telescopes, thousands.

    2. earnestaardvark on

      For everyone wondering, it’s a “fossil” of an ancient planet from the formation of our solar system. Not a fossil of an alien organism.

    3. mysteryofthefieryeye on

      I’d been meaning to look up the Sedna orbit, since I read it was so elliptical and its perihelion is still outside the orbit of Neptune (iirc). So the image was perfect for me, though I’ll have to look up a more detailed one with the SolSys in it.

    4. Valve00 on

      “Formation of the Outer Solar System: An Icy Legacy” is what “FOSSIL” stands for in this case, if anyone was curious.