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Weird backwards asteroid may be an interstellar interloper

Weird backwards asteroid may be an interstellar interloper

21 May 2018

An asteroid that has been orbiting backwards near Jupiter for billions of years may actually be an interstellar rock captured by our solar system
The dwarf planet Eris

Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright

20 October 2017

Something strange is happening on dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. They’re tiny and cold, but they still show surprising signs of geologic activity, like real planets

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