It must have cleared all other celestial bodies, except its own moons, from its orbit.

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Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

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This radiation impacts dense, swirling and flattened clouds of planet-forming dust and gas around the young stellar bodies ...

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