A recent study hints at a potential 'Planet Nine' in our Solar System, suggesting it could have a mass 5-10 times that of Earth. Researchers analyzed old data from two infrared surveys, revealing gravitational influences in the Kuiper Belt as a potential sign of the elusive planet. The study indicates that this planet could take 10,000 years to orbit the Sun. Experts emphasize the challenge in detecting such a distant object due to its faintness, and the ongoing mystery surrounding its existence adds to the allure of the Solar System's hidden realms.
It is pretty amazing to think that something as big as Neptune could be sitting out there and no one would have ever noticed it. But if you put it far enough away, it gets fainter and fainter very fast.
One of the strongest hints of an undiscovered planet lies in the Kuiper Belt, where the unusually clustered orbits of some objects can be explained by the presence of a hidden world.
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