[Ecks]

The plane of our solar system is warped in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the presence of an unknown Mars-to-Earth-mass planetary object far beyond Pluto, but much closer than Planet Nine. An unknown, unseen "planetary mass object" may lurk in the outer reaches of our solar system, according to new research on the orbits of minor planets.

The object would be different from and much closer than the so-called Planet Nine, a planet whose existence has yet to be confirmed. "The most likely explanation for our results is that there is some unseen mass," says Kat Volk, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and lead author of the study in the Astronomical Journal. "According to our calculations, something as massive as Mars would be needed to cause the warp that we measured."

Read More @ http://www.futurity.org/kuiper-belt-sola...1468172-2/

[mothered]

Astronomy has always been of Interest to me. Shame I don't have the time to pursue It.

I'm a firm believer that there's so many planets yet to be discovered. With time and technological advancements, further plants will be conclusively Identified. I have the link open and shall read It In detail once I log off here.

Thanks again for your contribution.

[LordBos_X]

Thank you for posting this, it is very interesting. Space is so big I just can't get my head around it

[zabo]

Space is such an interesting subject. It's crazy to think about how truly small we are compared to some of the planets and stars out their in space.

[Blink]

Thanks for this.

This is pretty interesting, I wonder what this will end up being...

[Aeolian]

Great share OP, interesting yet informative read.

Thanks!!

[zorrophreak]

Very interesting. Something that definitely piques my interest as someone who enjoys astronomy and research of our system. Thanks for the share!

[DarkMuse]

Planet X confirmed!

Seriously though, it's pretty neat to be living in this generation which is making such interesting and groundbreaking discoveries. Fucking gravitational waves and now maybe a 9th planet? Whack.