Computer simulations heat up hunt for Planet Nine
Evidence accumulates for presence of orb on outskirts of solar system

PLANETARY ALIGNMENT A giant planet (orange) could explain why the orbits of the six most distant objects from the sun (magenta) line up in a peculiar way.
Caltech, R. Hurt/IPAC, Worldwide Telescope
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