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Planet 9 Might Be a Black Hole

In 2016, scientists proposed that our solar system is home to a ninth planet with an orbit beyond those of Neptune and Uranus. Known as Planet 9 and located in the farthest reaches of the solar system, it is a shocking 400 to 800 times farther from the Sun than Earth and it would take 15,000 years to complete one orbit. But in a recent stunning revelation, two scientists now believe that Planet 9 is not a planet at all but could actually be a tiny black hole. Learn more from SciShow Space.

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More Evidence of Planet 9

For more than a century, astronomers have searched the galaxy for a ninth planet, one they refer to as Planet 9, or a super Earth. Recent evidence suggests the planet lies beyond Neptune and is much larger than Earth. Problem is, it’s way out there–about 80 times farther from the Sun than Earth. SciShow Space host Reid Reimers fills in the details.

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