Artist’s illustration of Planet Nine, a world about 10 times more massive than Earth that may lie undiscovered in the far outer solar system. Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
Space researchers James Vesper and Paul Mason with New Mexico State University have given a presentation at this year’s American Astronomical Science meeting outlining the results of simulations they have been running to learn more about Planet Nine—a planet that many in the space science community believe exists far beyond Pluto. They presented evidence suggesting that if Planet Nine is out there, it is likely a rogue.
Planet Nine was first predicted to exist just 2 years ago, when a team of investigators noticed what appeared to be an unknown gravitational influence in the outer solar system...
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