Discovery of the planet would be a triumph, but also a disaster for existing theory about how the solar system was created. The distant solar system is a place of darkness and mystery. 2006: a space oddity – the great Pluto debate Read moreIt was in the inner regions of this volume that American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. And a cottage industry of finding distant solar system objects really got going. Facebook Twitter Pinterest An illustration showing some of the more distant solar system objects.

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2020 08:26 UTC