Alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system | Space

In 1906, astronomer and businessman Percival Lowell launched a search for "Planet X," a hypothetical giant planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune. Lowell was convinced that Planet X existed based on some supposed irregularities he had observed in the orbits of Neptune and Uranus.

Today, the Planet X hypothesis is largely considered to be discredited . However, that hasn't stopped astronomers from looking for planets in the far reaches of the solar system. And according to a new study, they might be out there — only much farther away than Lowell could have predicted.

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Publisher: Space.com
Date: 2023-06-29T17:00:02Z
Author: Joanna Thompson
Twitter: @SPACEdotcom
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