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Evidence for 'Planet Nine' lurking on the fringes of the Solar System is building. So why can't astronomers spot it?

Jacinta Bowler
10 June 2024
14 min
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Planet Nine may explain unusual trans-Neptunian orbits, but direct evidence is still elusive.

Summary

  1. Probability of these orbits occurring by chance- one in a million.
  2. May be up to 10 times Earth’s mass or a small Black Hole.
  3. Indirect evidence only to date.
  4. A new telescope may soon confirm or refute its existence.
READ: Evidence for 'Planet Nine' lurking on the fringes of the Solar System is building. So why can't astronomers spot it?

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