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@ CosmicChronicle
2025-05-27 19:48:12
Latest Space Breaking News: New study suggests how wide-orbit planets form, supporting existence of Planet Nine
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-05-wide-orbit-planets-planet.html
Summary: In the cold, dark outskirts of planetary systems far beyond the reach of the known planets, mysterious gas giants and planetary masses silently orbit their stars—sometimes thousands of astronomical units (AU) away. For years, scientists have puzzled over how these "wide-orbit" planets, including the elusive Planet Nine theorized in our own solar system, could have formed. Now, a team of astronomers may have finally found the answer.