Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects Lead the Way to Planet Nine (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects Lead the Way to Planet Nine

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The motions of the extreme trans-Neptunian objects (as illustrated on the right) suggest that there is an unknown planet (left) in the confines of the solar system.

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José Antonio Peñas (SINC)

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