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A 9th planet in our solar system? Jury’s out, but a candidate has emerged
Researchers say they found a curious dot on infrared images taken 23 years apart that seems to be moving in a manner consistent with a large, distant planet.
What NASA says about the existence of a 9th planet in our Solar System
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our Solar System's ninth planet, but was unseated in 2006 after the discovery ...
Astronomers may have found a ninth planet in our Solar System
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our Solar System's ninth planet, but was unseated in 2006 after the discovery ...
Intelligent Aliens Could Be Out There—These Planets May Have Supercharged Evolution, Scientists Say
Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...
Want to find life? You'll want to compare several exoplanets in the same system
Most astronomers agree that life is likely common throughout the universe. While Earth is the only world known to have life, ...
Luke Skywalker's planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?
The exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b makes an unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but ...
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New planet in our solar system? Scientists find hidden body 5-7 times size of Earth that orbits Sun in 20,000 years
Astronomers believe that our solar system may still hold surprises ... extends far beyond Neptune and is home to Pluto and other dwarf planets. Astronomers believe that Planet Nine could be ...
Astronomers detect ‘most promising signs yet’ of life on other planets with shocking new discovery
Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...
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Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one?
An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...