Trans-Neptunian objects suggest that there are more planets in the solar system

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 09:20 in Astronomy & Space

There could be at least two unknown planets hidden well beyond Pluto, whose gravitational influence determines the orbits and strange distribution of objects observed beyond Neptune. This has been revealed by numerical calculations made by researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge. If confirmed, this hypothesis would revolutionise solar system models.

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