Now, evidence suggests that some of these spiral-shaped species did manage to persist after all. Recent analysis of ammonite ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was discovered using wide-field imaging. The Subaru Telescope has spotted a distant ...

The orbit of the newly found dwarf planet ‘Ammonite’ (2023 KQ14, marked in red) is shown alongside the orbits of the other three known sednoids (in white). (Image: NAOJ) Sky watchers might just have a ...

Contrary to popular belief, ammonites, ancient marine mollusks, survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

A rare celestial object discovered beyond Neptune is surprising astronomers with its unusual motion. Named 2020 VN40, it orbits the Sun in 1,655 Earth years and appears to move in a synchronized ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An international team led by researchers from Academia Sinica’s Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics has identified a rare celestial object on the fringes of the Solar System ...

Ammonites were shelled cephalopods that died out about 66 million years ago. Fossils of them are found all around the world, sometimes in very large concentrations. The often tightly wound shells of ...