Rabbit Hole Three: Largest Planet in the Solar System Could Be About To Be Discovered - And It's Up To Four Times the Size of Jupiter

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Largest Planet in the Solar System Could Be About To Be Discovered - And It's Up To Four Times the Size of Jupiter

Daily Mail Online
February 14, 2011

Scientists believe they may have found a new planet in the far reaches of the solar system, up to four times the mass of Jupiter.

Its orbit would be thousands of times further from the Sun than the Earth's - which could explain why it has so far remained undiscovered.

Data which could prove the existence of Tyche, a gas giant in the outer Oort Cloud, is set to be released later this year - although some believe proof has already been garnered by Nasa with its pace telescope, Wise, and is waiting to be pored over.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1356748/Search-Tyche-believed-largest-planet-solar-system.html