Potential New Dwarf Planet Discovery Sparks Reassessment of Planet Nine
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Astronomers have detected a massive trans-Neptunian object on the fringes of our solar system that may qualify as a new dwarf planet. This unexpected find challenges longstanding assumptions about the Kuiper Belt and deepens the debate over the elusive Planet Nine theory.
Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the existence of a theoretical Planet Nine.
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The TNO, which are described as minor planets that orbit the sun at a greater distance than Neptune, were found on the edge of our solar system.
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