Hello. I am Portal Pirate and I wrote the article for today. The Ninth Planet Source: Wikipedia In the current issue of Astronomical Journal , researchers Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown released evidence pointing to the existence of a ninth planet! No, they are not debating Pluto’s status; Mike Brown is famous for being the man most responsible for the demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet. Instead, these men found evidence of a ninth planet that circles the sun every 1,000 to 2,000 years. However, these researchers do not guarantee there is a ninth planet out there because they have not observed the planet directly. But Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) with unusual orbits and groupings provide a plethora of indirect proof. When all known body effects are calculated for the orbits of these KBOs, the chance of them having their current orbits and groupings is 0.07%. This low percentage argues for the existence of another planet. This situation is lik