Science

Stolen World: ‘Planet 9’ Likely Came from Another Star

Written by Teunis Felter

There may be an alien planet lurking within Earth’s own solar system. If the hypothetical Planet Nine does indeed exist, the sun probably ripped the world away from another star long ago, a new study suggests.  Nobody has seen Planet Nine; Batygin and Brown inferred its existence from the odd orbits of a half-dozen small bodies in the frigid zone beyond Neptune known as the Kuiper Belt.

http://www.space.com/33041-planet-nine-captured-exoplanet.html

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.