Scientists said they have found evidence of a giant planet far out in our solar system. In a statement, the California Institute of Technology Caltech -- said this planet travels a strange “highly elongated orbit in the distant solar system.” The discovery was made by two researchers at Caltech: Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown. They used mathematical modeling and computer simulations to find the planet. So far, there have not been any direct observations of the planet. “My jaw hit the floor,” said astronomer Mike Brown, the moment he realized there might be a ninth planet. The scientists said it would take this planet 10,000 to 20,000 years just to make one full orbit around the sun. The new planet, called “Planet Nine” has a mass about 10 times the size of Earth. If they are right, the newly found planet would be the ninth planet in our solar system.
Title: Is There a Ninth Planet in Our Solar System?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/planet_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Is There a Ninth Planet in Our Solar System?' data-article-id='1197'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8833'>Scientists said they have found evidence of a giant planet far out in our solar system.</span> <span data-start-time='8833' data-end-time='25042'>In a statement, the California Institute of Technology Caltech -- said this planet travels a strange “highly elongated orbit in the distant solar system.”</span> <span data-start-time='25042' data-end-time='33271'>The discovery was made by two researchers at Caltech: Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown. </span> <span data-start-time='33271' data-end-time='40208'>They used mathematical modeling and computer simulations to find the planet.</span> <span data-start-time='40208' data-end-time='46833'>So far, there have not been any direct observations of the planet. </span> <span data-start-time='46833' data-end-time='57563'>“My jaw hit the floor,” said astronomer Mike Brown, the moment he realized there might be a ninth planet.</span> <span data-start-time='57563' data-end-time='70938'>The scientists said it would take this planet 10,000 to 20,000 years just to make one full orbit around the sun. </span> <span data-start-time='70938' data-end-time='80396'>The new planet, called “Planet Nine” has a mass about 10 times the size of Earth. </span> <span data-start-time='80396' data-end-time='87188'>If they are right, the newly found planet would be the ninth planet in our solar system. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/planet_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5167 data-hint-location='57563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/what_does_orbit_mean.m4a'>What does orbit mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='path of 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class='choices' data-correct-choice='computer simulations'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/astronaut_reporting.m4a'><span>astronaut reporting</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/computer_simulations.m4a'><span>computer simulations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/experiments.m4a'><span>experiments</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/space_travel.m4a'><span>space travel</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5169 data-hint-location='80396' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/the_newly_found_planet_would_be_the__blank__planet_in_our_solar_system_.m4a'>The newly found planet would be the <span class='blank'>ninth</span> planet in our solar system. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='ninth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/third.m4a'><span>third</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/fifteenth.m4a'><span>fifteenth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/ninth.m4a'><span>ninth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/791/first.m4a'><span>first</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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