There have been questions about a mysterious ninth planet in our solar system for nearly a decade. Pluto was unseated as number nine in 2006. Now, a group of international researchers say they may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Digital art of distant planet - Dottedhippo/Getty Images On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by ...

In an exciting breakthrough in planetary science, a recent study has increased the likelihood of Planet Nine’s existence by up to 40%. This planet, also referred to as Planet X, has remained an ...

After studying thousands of computer simulations of the solar system, researchers at Rice University and the Planetary Science Institute think there’s a 40% chance an elusive “Planet Nine” or “Planet ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...

Caltech professor Mike Brown (L) and assistant professor Konstanin Batygin have been working together to investigate distant objects in our solar system for more than a year and a half. The two ...

Growing up, I was taught that there were nine planets in the solar system. That all changed in 2006, when the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto’s status to that of dwarf planet.

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...

On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by the vote of the International Astronomical Union, which declared that Pluto, considered the ...