Proof Planet 9 DOES exist

The giant iceball — similar to Neptune or Uranus — is believed to be nestling at the edge of our solar system.

Astronomers had been desperately searching for more evidence of its existence since the discovery in January.

Astronomer Mike Brown of California Institute of Technology in Pasadena tweeted a photo showing a plot of the new "object" in the Kuiper Belt — a region of the solar system beyond Neptune.

He wrote: "Hey Planet Nine fans, a new eccentric KBO [Kuiper Belt Object] was discovered. And it is exactly where Planet Nine says it should be."

The revelation will be sure to spark fears among amateur star gazers who believe the prophecy that a collision between Earth and a huge planet known as Nibiru or Planet X will happen by April.

A whopping ten times more massive than Earth — the planet would be sure to wipe us out.

Maverick scientists have speculated about its existence since the 19th century.

But their theories fell out of favour when it was widely accepted that Neptune was as far as it got for our solar system.

Interest in the mysterious planet peaked again in 2014 when scientists investigated 13 objects in the Kuiper Belt and discovered the gaseous giant similar to Neptune or Uranus.

If real, it would take 20,000 years to orbit the sun — making one year feel like a very, very long time.

This sensational new piece of proof came as boffins made another historical advance in our understanding of space — that Saturn's famous rings are younger than dinosaurs.

The characteristic rings were forming at the same time familiar forms of life inhabited our planet - like bees, for example.

This has led scientists to believe that collisions are coming our way.

Matija Cuk, principal investigator at Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence Institute explained that the recent ring formation meant it was likely there had been similar rings that were "disturbed" by hurtling space objects and then reformed.

She said: "Our best guess is that Saturn had a similar collection of moons before, but their orbits were disturbed.

"Eventually, the orbits of neighbouring moons crossed, and these objects collided. From this rubble, the present set of moons and rings formed."

While Planet Nine bears striking similarity to the prophecy of Nibiru, NASA has reassured Earthlings it is merely fantasy.

If the planet was on a collision course with Earth it would likely be very visible in our skies.

However many have claimed to snapped and filmed a second sun — or planet — floating above us.

(dailystar.co.uk)