"The Unusual Exoplanet Bearing Resemblance to the Elusive 'Planet Nine'

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An exoplanet of 11 Jupiter's mass named HD106906 b has been found by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It is located 336 light-years away and circles a twin star in an improbable way. This planet might be providing hints about something much closer to home: "Planet Nine," a long-sought-after, hypothetically remote member of our solar system. For the first time, the orbit of a huge planet resembling Jupiter that is orbiting distant from its home stars and the visible debris disc has been measured by scientists.

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