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Astronomers may have just found the first real clue to Planet Nine | The research team leveraged a 23-year gap between the IRAS and AKARI infrared all-sky surveys. This large time separation allowed them to search for slow-moving objects. They found 13 objects and narrowed it to 1.


A mysterious slow-moving object spotted deep in space could finally be the first real hint of the elusive Planet Nine.

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