What in the world, or “space” could be taking this dwarf planet near the edge of our solar system on such a strange path?

Turns out, our seemly placid star had a criminal youth of cosmic proportions.

A recent study out from Leiden Observatory and Cornell University may shed light on the curious case of one of the solar system’s more exotic objects: 90377 Sedna.

A team led by astronomer Mike Brown discovered 90377 Sedna in late 2003. Provisionally named 2003 VB12, the object later received the name Sedna from the International Astronomical Union, after the Inuit goddess of the sea.

Let’s find out more on this seldom talked about object, and watch a video about it’s orbit on page 2

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