After all of the hullabaloo about Pluto that happened in 2006, many people have been disheartened by the fact the solar system only includes eight planets instead of the traditional nine. Those people are sure to be intrigued by the theories of two University of Louisiana-Lafayette professors, who believe that a massive, as-yet-undiscovered planet may exist within the solar system. The. ...more...
Could there be a massive planet well beyond the orbit of Pluto? Unfortunately, this "extraordinary" claim is based on rather "ordinary" evidence. ...more...
A giant hidden planet in our own solar system
New speculation points to a world four times the size of Jupiter ...more...
Astronomers Question Existence of Solar System's Mystery Planet Tyche
A duo of planetary astronomers has grabbed media attention by claiming a planet four times the size of Jupiter may be lurking in the outer solar system. They call the planet Tyche. ...more...
Tyche, a Jupiter-Sized Planet, May Not Really Exist
Tyche, a planet four times the size of Jupiter, exists within our solar system, two astronomers said. However, some other astronomers have doubted their claims. ...more...
Possible Ninth Planet Rocks the Web
by Claudine Zap Forget the "Sputnik moment." If two astrophysicists are correct, we may be having a "Tyche moment" -- a ninth planet to add to our solar system. But that's a big "if." The two scientists who make the claim, Daniel Whitmire and John Matese from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, say a planet they named Tyche -- that is four times the size of Jupiter -- may be lurking in the. ...more...
Astronomers Doubt Giant Planet 'Tyche' Exists in Our Solar System
A claim by two astronomers of a planet four times the size of Jupiter in solar system is suspect, experts say. ...more...
NASA Telescope May Reveal New Planet, Tyche
Will we be a nine-planet solar system once more? ...more...
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