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I think the most interesting part is at the end of the article: "Their work indicates the potential presence of an enormous planet, perhaps up to 10 times the s
by retSava 8y ago
I think the most interesting part is at the end of the article: "Their work indicates the potential presence of an enormous planet, perhaps up to 10 times the size of Earth."
Dwarf planets are apparently somewhat plentiful in our solar system, but such a giant would really tickle the fantasy even if far from the sun.
- umeshunni 8y agoRelevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1633/ https://xkcd.com/1633/
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoI suspect that in the next ~30yr we'll either find planet 9 or find something else to explain the odd orbits of small things beyond Neptune. There's been a ton of progress in our understanding of that part of the solar system in the last 20yr.