Subaru Telescope Discovers &quotFossil" of the Early Solar System | Obsevation Results | Subaru Telescope
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The Subaru Telescope has revealed a fourth member of the sednoids, a group of small bodies with peculiar orbits around the outer edge of the Solar System that includes Se...
  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Ammonite was discovered by the survey project “FOSSIL” (Formation of the Outer Solar System: An Icy Legacy)

    Cringe…

    I mean, the story is cool. I really love hearing about all these bodies with weird orbits suggesting the existence of some long gone, off axis planet. It’s a fantastic mystery!

    But those NASA bacronyms…

    • andros_rex@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      This isn’t NASA, it’s a Japanese research team.

      But I like the backronym style, especially when it makes it easier to explain to the general public.