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DENVER — Small but rowdy space rocks pushing and jostling one another may have created the unusual orbits some astronomers cite as the signature of the hypothesized "Planet Nine," a new study suggests.

The Gravity From Small Objects, Not Planet Nine, Explains Weird Orbits

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One month from today, the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21 will make its way across the US from Oregon to South Carolina.

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The Gravity From Small Objects, Not Planet Nine, Explains Weird Orbits

The gravitational pull of thousands of small space rocks, rather than a massive, unseen planet, could be creating the odd orbits of objects in the Kuiper Belt.

The Total Solar Eclipse Could Provoke a Logistical ‘Zombie Apocalypse’

With two-thirds of Americans living within a day’s drive of the path of the August 21 eclipse, roads, grocery stores, restaurants, and gas stations are likely to be hubs of unusually high activity.