After disappointing many people by disclaiming Pluto as a real planet, NASA discovered a new possible planet, referred to as Planet 9. Although there has been no visible encounters with the 9th Planet, scientists say that there’s approximately a 65% chance that this planet truly exists.
Planet 9 is believed to be 5,000 times larger than Pluto and 10 times larger than Earth. NASA’s reasoning for this probable planet is an unknown gravitational influence in the Kuiper Belt. This is also where Pluto lies, making it very likely that there is another planet present.
NASA is hoping to gain more information on this new planet and solidify their findings in the next few months. If the planet is large enough, it can be viewed even by a backyard telescope.
Hopefully, the Ninth Planet will be confirmed soon and we’ll have nine planets in our solar system once again (so long, Pluto).