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Astrum Space · Jun 15, 2026
These Orbits Are Not Normal
“Led the photographic survey team that discovered Phoebe in 1899 using the 24-inch Bruce telescope”
Multi-star planetary systems and hierarchical orbital configurationsRetrograde orbital motion and celestial object capture mechanismsPhoebe moon composition and origin from the Kuiper Belt
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We Finally Know Why Phoebe Orbits Backwards
“Led the Harvard College Observatory team that discovered Phoebe on March 18, 1899 using photographic plates”
Retrograde orbits and captured celestial bodiesKuiper Belt composition and outer solar system formationPlanetary migration and early solar system dynamics
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