Orbital Oddity and Neptune: Resonant Object Hints at Planetary Migration

16/09/2025 36 min Temporada 3 Episodio 27
Orbital Oddity and Neptune: Resonant Object Hints at Planetary Migration

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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. (Recorded live 7 August 2025.)