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Meet ‘Farfarout’: Astronomers confirm our solar system’s most distant planetoid

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Astronomers have confirmed our solar system’s most distant planetary object, nicknamed Farfarout, is almost four times farther from the Sun than Pluto is. Pluto, the dwarf planet, resides around 3.1 billion miles from the Sun, while Farfarout is an incredible 12.2 billion miles from the Sun. Officially called 2018 AG37 but affectionately referred to as Farfarout, the … Read more

NASA images of asteroid Bennu reveal ‘extremely bright’ chunks of another planetoid on the surface 

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NASA spotted pieces of asteroid Vesta ranging in size from five to 14 feet scattered across Bennu’s southern hemisphere and near its center. The boulders were detected in images from the OSIRIS-Rex and appear much brighter than the surrounding area of dark, rich carbon. The team analyzed the chunks using an on-board spectrometer and found … Read more