Planet Nine discovery could be made by amateur Australian astronomers in the New England North West

Simon McCarthy
Updated March 31 2017 - 9:08am, first published March 30 2017 - 5:30pm
For many years, Pluto was considered a planet beyond Neptune, but was later demoted. Now, astronomers predict a much larger, much heavier icy planet could be lurking beyond the Kuiper Belt. Photo: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC), sourced from astronoteen.org
For many years, Pluto was considered a planet beyond Neptune, but was later demoted. Now, astronomers predict a much larger, much heavier icy planet could be lurking beyond the Kuiper Belt. Photo: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC), sourced from astronoteen.org

The ninth planet in our solar system has never been observed, but it may have already been photographed at Siding Springs Observatory near Coonabarabran. It is waiting to be discovered.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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