An artist's illustration of a possible ninth planet in our solar system, hovering at the edge of our solar system. Neptune's orbit is shown as a bright ring around the Sun. Scientists in Taiwan ...

After studying thousands of computer simulations of the solar system, researchers at Rice University and the Planetary Science Institute think there’s a 40% chance an elusive “Planet Nine” or “Planet ...

It's an evocative idea that has long bedeviled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it. Some astronomers ...

Astronomers believe there is a Planet Nine in the outer solar system beyond Neptune. A team led by Amos Chen from the National Tsing Hua University, is searching for Planet Nine’s heat signature. When ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Planet Nine is a hypothesized massive planet, first proposed in 2014, that is speculated to orbit ...

There has been a lot of back and forth about the existence of a mysterious ninth planet, often referred to as "Planet Nine" or even "Planet X." Now, though, researchers say there is likely at least a ...

Researchers have found a candidate for the hypothetical Planet Nine, which could be an undiscovered giant planet way out in our solar system. However, as with all ninth planet research, the new ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

If the object really is Planet Nine, it would be larger than Neptune and exist 700 times further from the sun than Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...