"Unveiling the Location of Planet Nine in Our Solar System"
TL;DR
Astronomers have narrowed down the potential location of the elusive Planet X, also known as Planet 9, using data from the Pan-STARRS telescope. The hypothetical planet is estimated to be the fifth largest in our solar system, with a mass between that of Earth and Uranus, and could be around 500 AU away from the Sun. Despite significant progress, the planet remains undiscovered, but upcoming surveys like the Legacy Survey of Space and Time at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory offer hope for bringing Planet X into our known solar system, potentially providing insights into planetary science and explaining anomalies in the outer solar system's orbital patterns.
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