Far beyond the solar system’s nine known planets, a body as massive as Mars may once have been part of our planetary system–and it might still be there.
Although the proposed planet would lie too far away to be seen from Earth, its gravitational tug could account for the oddball orbit of a large comet spotted in the outer solar system a year ago.
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