Planet 9

Researchers say an anomaly in the orbits of distant Kuiper Belt objects points to the existence of an unknown planet orbiting the sun.

16k planet texture of an exotic, terran-like world. This is a recoloring of my Terran 09 for Roll & Play Press's upcoming Sci-Fi Toolkit (rollandplaypress.com). Download the 16k or 4k textures for yourself over at CGTrader. 16k Resolution: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/space/planet/terran-planet-09-version-2-16k 4k Resolution: https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/space/planet/terran-planet-09-version-2-4k

In 2005 an object larger than Pluto was discovered in the Kuiper Belt. This discovery would call Pluto's planetary status into question and help create a new term, Dwarf Planet.

Remember when New Horizons swept past Pluto in 2015? That was exciting! Who knew Pluto had a heart? Now scientists are proposing a new Pluto orbiter mission. It would gather details on Pluto's heart and the rest of its youthful surface, its hazy bluish nitrogen atmosphere, and its system of 5 known moons.

Pluto. NASA.

“ultraviolet + infrared images of saturn, venus, jupiter and uranus by hubble”

A comet struck the planet Neptune some 200 years ago, leaving a blotch of carbon monoxide in the upper atmosphere.

Preeminent Astronomer Whose Predictions Always Came True

The Astroid that Created the Chicxulub Crater on the Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago was more than 110 miles wide. It is believed to mark the Extinction of the Dinosaurs.