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Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

New Kuiper Belt objects lurk farther away than we ever thought

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New Kuiper Belt objects lurk farther away than we ever thought

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Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt appears to be substantially larger than we thought.
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  • edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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    I’m no spaceologist, but isn’t calling it “Earth’s” Kuiper Belt inaccurate? It’s just the Kuiper Belt right? Seems an odd thing to put in the subheadline.

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      Yeah, it’s Solar system’s

  • Shard@lemmy.world
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    Still waiting for planet X to show itself

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    Oh shit, now we’re never getting to the belt.

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