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The dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don’t know why
Publicado em 13 de fevereiro de 2023
Just at the edge of our solar system is the dwarf planet Quaoar, and recent observations of the planet have found a dense ring around it, but scientists can’t figure out how — or why — it’s there.
Discovered in 2002, Quaoar exists in the Kuiper Belt, a region of space beyond Neptune where at least 3,000 planets are known to orbit the Sun. The planet is about 690 miles across, making it the seventh largest trans-Neptunian object, while former Solar System planets Pluto [...]