14 big space rocks discovered beyond Neptune

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Astronomers have discovered a cache of 14 large space rocks beyond the orbit of Neptune while sifting through archival observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Icy rocks like the newfound objects are known as trans-Neptunian objects because they typically reside outside Neptune's orbit. These objects include the former planet Pluto, now classified as a dwarf planet, as well as comets like the famed Halley's comet.

The newfound objects range from 25 to 60 miles across (40 to 100 kilometers), said the researchers.

 

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Thanks captdude, fascinating.

Hubble Space Telescope site report.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics article.

All are within five degrees of the ecliptic. Many more are expected to show up in the Hubble archives, possibly many in high inclination orbits.

Very faint all 14 within magnitudes 25 to 27!!!!!!!

Andrew Brown.