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It's amazing to me that we can still find new heavenly bodies within our own solar system in 2025. Not to mention the possibility that we have data that suggests there might be yet another beyond Pluto, but that's still speculative.

Science: one of the only topics that doesn't suck in 2025.

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[–] Scrizzle@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

This never gets old.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Oh that explains the gravitational pull I’ve been feeling on my ass.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's more amazing that we can find what we have given the size of space. And it would be both incredible, unbelievable, and a bit concerning if the farthest objects we've found are all there are. There's no reason there wouldn't be a lot more, they're hard to find, and why would there be an empty spot between them and the Oort cloud (which is WAY out there, not something we've actually seen).

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

When we pointed the hubble at nothing... and found everything it makes you realize how large and full this galaxy is. Even separated by unimaginable vast amounts of distance...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Ultra-Deep_Field

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

"Ladybugs", says Lindsay Gram 🤭

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mirrored version:

https://archive.ph/Qmps3

This is pretty cool! Didn't think there would be much left to discover in-system, at least without visiting the planets.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I am not astronomer, but I get the impression there are likely a lot of large trans Neptunian objects that yet or be discovered.

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

‘Tis just but a hemorrhoid.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 22 hours ago

Dang, I'm not used to so many beautiful names orbiting it!