Science
‘Any evidence for Planet Nine is gone’: Scientists dispute probability of mystery planet – CNET
Is there a hidden ninth planet far from the sun? New research pours cold water on the theory.
Caltech
In the 1820s, French astronomer Alexis Bouvard speculated that Uranus’ irregular orbit was being influenced by an eighth planet in our solar system, leading to the discovery of Neptune. In 2016, citing the unusual trajectory of planetoids in Neptune’s orbit, two astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) predicted there was another planet lurking in the solar system: Planet Nine.
The theory has gained traction, no small achievement given the quackery that’s historically…
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