Sedna is drifting into a part of its path where human technology can finally contemplate catching up, and that window will ...

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This captivating video explores Sedna, one of the most distant and mysterious dwarf planets in our solar system. Discovered in 2003, Sedna orbits the Sun once every 11,400 years, traveling through icy ...

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In 2076, the dwarf planet Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 11,400 years, and scientists are now figuring out the best way to visit the outer solar system visitor before its too late.

Among the celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, those that are farther away than Neptune are called trans-Neptunian objects. A typical example of a trans-Neptunian object is Pluto, which was considered ...

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts off for thousands of years. Reading time 3 minutes On November 14, 2003, ...

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Extreme TNOs exhibit the most unusual orbits, including objects like (90377) Sedna, whose perihelia exceed 60 au. These peculiar trajectories indicate the influence of forces beyond the known giant ...

The dynamical and physical characteristics of asteroids, comets, Kuiper Belt objects and satellites give us insight on the processes operating in the Solar System and allow us to probe the planet ...