"Exploring Uranus: NASA's Clue to Uncovering Planet Nine"

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"Exploring Uranus: NASA's Clue to Uncovering Planet Nine"
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NASA's proposed Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission could indirectly help in the search for Planet Nine by measuring tiny changes in the spacecraft's flight path caused by the gravitational pull of distant planets. Computer simulations by physicists at the University of Zurich suggest that monitoring the probe's position could narrow down the mass and direction of Planet Nine. Additionally, the mission could provide data on gravitational waves and dark matter in the Solar System. The radio-ranging data from the spacecraft could help astronomers locate Planet Nine and potentially capture images of the elusive planet in the next decade.

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