This object, called 2020 VN40, is the first confirmed body that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes. This discovery helps scientists understand how objects in the outer ...

In a Planetary Science Journal paper published earlier this month, astronomers with the Large inclination Distant Objects (LiDO) survey reported the discovery of 2020 VN40, a rare distant object ...

A team of astronomers discovered a strange object in the outer solar system that is in a resonant orbit with Neptune.

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre object in the outer solar system, 2020 VN40, that dances to Neptune’s gravitational beat in a never-before-seen rhythm. It’s the first of its kind, orbiting the ...

Harvard & Smithsonian have discovered a rare trans-Neptunian object, 2020 VN40, orbiting in perfect sync with Neptune.

In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune's orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that ...

Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar ...

There is no danger of 2020 VN 40 colliding with Neptune, as the orbit of this distant world is very inclined with respect to ...

Astronomers have discovered an object at the edge of the solar system that is locked in a strange rhythmic dance with the ice ...

Astronomers just found a distant space rock called 2020 VN40, orbiting the Sun way out past Neptune. This icy object takes about 164 years to make one lap around the Sun—talk about a long trip! The ...

Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery at the outer edge of our solar system—a strange space rock that dances in perfect rhythm with Neptune. The object, named 2020 VN40, is part of a group ...