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Join us for a 30-minute live conversation with astronomer Dr. Rosemary E. Pike, lead author of a groundbreaking new study that reveals the discovery of a rare and distant object orbiting in resonance with Neptune. Hosted by Beth Johnson of the SETI Institute, this stream will explore the science behind this unusual trans-Neptunian object, what it tells us about the early solar system, and why its orbital alignment is so surprising.
What you'll learn:
- How the object was discovered
- What it means to be in a 1:1 resonance with Neptune
- Why this object challenges current solar system models
- What it could reveal about unseen planets or the migration history of the outer planets
Bring your questions for a live Q&A with Dr. Pike as we dive into the edges of our cosmic neighborhood!
Read more: https://pweb.cfa.harvard.edu/news/astronomers-discover-rare-distant-object-sync-neptune
Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/addd22
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