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Patrick Pester

Astronomers identify first 'good' candidate for controversial Planet Nine deep in our solar system

An illustration of the hypothetical Planet Nine in the solar system.

Astronomers searching for a ninth planet in our solar system say they've found a "good" candidate far beyond Neptune, according to a new preprint study.

This could be humanity's first glimpse at the long-theorized Planet Nine, which — if it exists — is a giant, undiscovered world distantly orbiting our sun. However, the ninth planet proposal is contentious, and the new findings are unlikely to change that.

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