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Rogue star zoomed by our solar system and disrupted planetary orbits

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Astrophysicist Susanne Pfalzner of Forschungszentrum Jülich , a stellar flyby may have stretched the boundaries of the solar system even further.

The researchers conducted over 3,000 computer simulations to test a captivating theory: what if another star caused these peculiar orbits? They found that a close flyby of another star can indeed explain why these TNOs move the way they do.

The research provides the first possible explanation for this intriguing phenomenon.

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