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This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our solar system.

which is twice as big as Earth, yet smaller than Neptune. It is believed that there are more such super-Earths outside our solar system. It is common to have such planets orbiting their stars.