14. Is Pluto the farthest planet from the Sun, or are there other planets beyond Pluto? (A K2S Question)

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The discovery of a new planet a bit bigger than Pluto, but quite similar to it, was announced in the summer of 2005. It is three times further from the Sun than Pluto is. There may be a few other Pluto-like planets out there, waiting to be discovered.


Answer provided by Dr. John Spencer, Ph.D.


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer