New Dwarf Planet Found at Solar System's Edge, Hints at Possible Faraway 'Planet X'
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
The newfound object, called 2012 VP113, joins the dwarf planet Sedna as a resident of a far-flung region called the "inner Oort Cloud." Further, 2012 VP113 and Sedna may have been pulled into their odd orbits by a big, undiscovered planet.