SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Trans Neptunian Objects The biggest comet ever seen shows off its hair for Hubble UN271 is ~137 km across, bigger than any other object like it ever seen. By Phil Plait | 10 months ago Dwarf planets can have rings, too, if they're lumpy or oblate By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Want to find Planet Nine? Here's a treasure map. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Don’t panic! But a gigantic comet is currently inbound toward the Sun By Phil Plait | 1 year ago New analysis weakens — but doesn't kill — the case for Planet Nine (UPDATED) By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Has the Sun captured dozens of asteroids from another star? Wellll… By Phil Plait | 2 years ago Neptune's back yard just got 316 new residents By Phil Plait | 2 years ago Help astronomers name a Trans-Neptunian Object! (225088) 2007 OR10 just doesn't cut it By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Here it is: The most detailed full image of MU69 from New Horizons we'll ever see. By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Does Planet 9 Exist? <All signs (still) point to 'yes'> By Phil Plait | 3 years ago Load More
The biggest comet ever seen shows off its hair for Hubble UN271 is ~137 km across, bigger than any other object like it ever seen. By Phil Plait | 10 months ago
New analysis weakens — but doesn't kill — the case for Planet Nine (UPDATED) By Phil Plait | 1 year ago
Help astronomers name a Trans-Neptunian Object! (225088) 2007 OR10 just doesn't cut it By Phil Plait | 3 years ago
Here it is: The most detailed full image of MU69 from New Horizons we'll ever see. By Phil Plait | 3 years ago
