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A mysterious flying spiral above Hawaiian night sky likely caused by SpaceX launch

4:53pm January 31, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

A Japanese telescope captured images of the shape on Jan. 18. It was likely caused by the sun illuminating leftover fuel expelled from the rocket of a SpaceX launch.

Astronomers searching for an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system hope to catch a glimpse of it Thursday through the Subaru Telescope located on top of Hawaii's Mauna Kea mountain.

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Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse

4:19pm December 29, 2016

by Joe Palca

Scientists will search the sky Thursday for an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system — they're pretty sure it's out there, and computer models tell them where to look.

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