Photos of the 9th planet in our solar system

Recently, on October 20, scientists around the world announced that they had discovered a potential "9th planet" in our solar system. This mysterious giant planet is said to have 10 times the mass of Earth, but the exact location is unknown. However, the image of this giant, exotic planet shows that it is a " neighbor " planet to our Earth. [ 10 interesting facts about the Earth you may not know yet ]

Photos depicting the 9th planet of scientists.Photo source: Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)

Evidence of the 9th planet shows that it is a giant planet , 10 times more massive than the planet Earth deep in the Kuiper belt. The orbit of the 9th planet is 20 times larger than the distance from the Sun to Neptune.

Photo taken at the edge of the solar system.Photo source: Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)

Caltech scientist Mike Brown (on the left, a strange object hunter in the Kuiper belt) and Konstantin Batygin gave proof of the ninth planet. The duo used mathematical models and simulations on the computer to map the 9th planet's orbit after the strange connection in the trajectory of 6 different objects in the Kuiper belt. [Space science: The order of 8 (or 9) inner planets Solar system]

Two scientists discovered the ninth planet. Image source: Lance Hayashida / Caltech

Here's all we know about the ninth planet. The researchers claim: " A giant planet 10 times the weight of the planet Earth is located in the Kuiper belt in the solar system. The ninth planet has no known location, the ninth planet is about the same size as the outer planets orbiting stars, and the evidence shows that the distance between the six objects on the Kuiper belt is known. with orbit is a straight line, this can only happen if a giant, unidentified planet will pull them ".
Researchers predict: " The gravity of the 9th planet may be the cause of the Kuiper belt object group being pulled into orbit perpendicular to the orbit of the 9th planet (blue elliptical path). 5 previously discovered objects will soon adapt to this . "

Photo source: Graphic designer - Karl Tate.

If a planet is 10 times more massive than the Earth, orbits the Sun and is farther away than Neptune, it will affect the trajectory of objects near it. "The five objects identified will soon match the predicted orbit (as shown in the figure below), " the researchers said.

Photo source: Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)