Discovery of a new satellite or ring arc around Quaoar phys.org 20 points by wglb a day ago Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/adfeda
tomhow 4 hours ago Previous related discussions:Second ‘impossible’ ring found around distant dwarf planet - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762112 - April 2023 (61 comments)Ring discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar confounds theories - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34714024 - Feb 2023 (1 comment)
wglb a day ago Article in RNASS research notes https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/adfeda
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Previous related discussions:
Second ‘impossible’ ring found around distant dwarf planet - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762112 - April 2023 (61 comments)
Ring discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar confounds theories - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34714024 - Feb 2023 (1 comment)
Article in RNASS research notes https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/adfeda