SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 9, 2025NPR

If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

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Astronomers are hunting for a hypothetical "Planet 9" beyond Neptune using the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The powerful telescope, with its giant digital camera and nightly sky surveys, offers the best chance yet to detect this elusive planet or find evidence supporting its existence through observations of other distant objects.

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