Open AccessNew-Found Dwarf Planet Points to Solar System's Chaotic Past
Author(s) -
Shan Hall
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo055911
Subject(s) - dwarf planet , planet , solar system , astrobiology , physics , astronomy , astrophysics
Astronomers have discovered an icy ball in the dark and frigid regions of the outer solar system, which they suspect harbors secrets to the solar system's formation and evolution.