In the icy expanse beyond Jupiter and Neptune, a peculiar celestial body named Chiron has puzzled scientists for decades. Officially classified as 2060 Chiron, this 125-mile-wide object blurs the ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...

So, many questions arise about Chiron’s properties that allow these unique behaviours.’ Centaurs are the dinosaur bones of the solar system, made up of the same dust and gas that formed the solar ...

Noemí Pinilla-Alonso and Dr. Charles Schambeau reveals carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ice on Chiron's surface, shedding light on the solar system's early history. The researchers at the ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

The study of the sun, its activity, and effects across the solar system will advance in 2025 ... Recent research has provided critical insights into Chiron, a celestial body between Jupiter ...

The solar system, billions of years old, holds many secrets about its formation. Among its fascinating residents is Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune. New findings by scientists ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...