Planet X

Planet X

An artist's impression of the hypothetical Planet 9.

Is Planet Nine tilting our Solar System?

The existence of a ninth planet in our Solar System could provide the solution to an age-old problem concerning the orbits of the planets.
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The existance of Planet Nine was first suggested by Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown in 2016. Several surveys have since launched to search for the planet, but it has not been found. Image Credit: Caltech/R Hurt (IPAC)

Is there no Planet Nine after all?

A 9th planet could be shepherding objects in the outer Solar System into strange orbits, or it could be the gravity of objects beyond Neptune.
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Four objects examined in Planet 9 search

Four unknown bodies are being examined in the hope of finding the hypothetical ninth planet of our Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune.
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Artist's concept of a hypothetical planet orbiting far from the Sun. Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)

Join the hunt for Planet 9

NASA is looking for help analysing data in the hope of discovering the ninth member of our Solar System.
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An artist's impression of the hypothetical Planet 9.

Have astronomers discovered a ninth planet?

Since the declassification of Pluto in 2006, our Solar System has been considered an eight-planet system. But a new discovery by astronomers may have revealed a new contender for the ninth member.
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