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Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

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After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

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Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge ...

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Astronomers have been trying to find a new planet beyond the orbit of Neptune for several decades, but all to no avail. Its nickname is Planet Nine; supposing this planet exists, it could help explain ...

Malan is astronomy writer and presentation editor for the Enid News & Eagle. Email him at [email protected]. Have a question about this story? Do you see something we missed? Do you have a story ...

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