Planet Nine was theorized in 2015 but more and more evidence suggests that the hypothesized planet could be a reality.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have found new evidence that further suggests there is a ninth planet in our solar system. Nicknamed "Planet Nine," researchers said that the most recent data shows something big is able to pull objects from outer space toward our sun and these objects occasionally cross Neptune’s line of orbit. The most plausible explanation, according to some researchers, is that a planet is creating these interferences.
"In essence, this difference shows that the gravitational influence of Planet Nine is required to create and sustain the flux of this trans-Neptunian population of minor bodies," Batygin said. The next significant step would be to find Planet Nine, Batygin said. The Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile will be tasked with surveying the skies and the hope is that it will accelerate the ability to detect distant objects in our solar system, and that includes Planet Nine.
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