Um objeto inesperado foi encontrado no fim do Sistema Solar, orbitando um planeta anão chamado Quaoar: um conjunto de anéis!

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, icy, egg-shaped planet in the far reaches of our solar system, beyond Neptune ...

The odd dwarf planet Quaoar might have a brand-new moon. Observations of the tiny world, made by a pair of astronomers in California, suggest it possesses either a second satellite or a third ring.

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Sharjah: The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah (UoS), through the Sharjah Astronomical Observatory (SAO), has successfully observed ...

(Nanowerk News) In 1610, the rings of Saturn were observed for the first time when Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope toward the great gas giant, though his instrument was not powerful enough to ...

Confirmo que li, aceito e concordo com os Termos de Uso e Política de Privacidade do Canaltech. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech O asteroide Quaoar tem mais anéis do que se pensava. É o que ...

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