Scientists discover possible location of ninth planet in Solar System
Astronomers have narrowed down on the possible location in the Solar System where the elusive planet nine may be hiding, an advance that could shed more light on the evolution of our abode in the Milky Way galaxy. The hypothetical ninth planet has been a subject of inquiry by scientists for decades due to the unexplained movement of objects at the edge of our Solar System. Researchers have observed that some objects at the edge of the Solar System – well beyond the orbit of the dwarf planet, Pluto – behave as if they are being pulled around by something yet unseen, which is likely to be another planet. Discovering this object could help scientists better understand the makeup of the Solar System, its formation as well as evolutionary processes. Astronomers have been assessing data from Hawaii’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) – a collaborative astronomical observation system located at Haleakala Observatory to discover this planet. Now, researchers have narrowed down possible locations of the hypothetical planet by eliminating approximately nearly 80 …