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Claim for giant ‘Planet Nine’ at Solar System’s edge takes a hit – Science Magazine
Study finds odd clustering of distant worlds is due to selection bias, not an unseen planet’s gravity
The clustered orbits of six distant worlds (purple) were invoked as evidence for Planet Nine (orange). But some think the clustering might just be an observational bias.
Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
By Daniel CleryFeb. 15, 2021 , 3:32 PM
For planetary scientists, it was the boldest claim in a generation: an unseen extra planet, as much as 10 times the mass of Earth, lurking on the Solar Systems frontier, beyond Neptune. But the claim looks increasingly shaky, after a team of astronomers reported last…
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