We’re Close to Finding a Ninth Planet in Solar System

All images: NASA, representative images

How Many Planets in Solar System?

The solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognised dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. However, there could be a ninth planet which is the size of Neptune.

Mysterious Planet on Edges of Solar System

This Neptune-sized planet could be lurking out at the edges of the solar system. According to astronomy YouTuber Astrokobi, this planet orbits way out past Pluto.

How Many Years Does the Planet Take to Complete an Orbit?

This mysterious planet takes 10,000-20,000 years to complete one full orbit, and scientists could be quite close to finding it.

A Strange Phenomenon

Recently, astronomers noticed several small objects out in the Kuiper Belt that appeared to be gravitationally affected by this planet. But the planet find it hard to detect as it is way too far from the Sun.