Fictional planets of the Solar System a "tenth planet". Since 1992, a very large number of objects have been found beyond Neptune; all the objects in the following list, however, are purely fictional. Common names for trans-Neptunian planets in fiction include Planet X, after a planet once believed to lie beyond Neptune, and Persephone (or Proserpina), after the wife of Pluto. Rogue planets in fiction usually originate outside the Solar System, but their erratic paths lead them to within detectable range of Earth. In reality, no rogue planet has ever been detected transiting the Solar System. Fictional planets of the Solar System The fictional portrayal of
Outer Planet Flagship Mission Outer Planet Flagship Mission The Outer Planet Flagship Mission is a type of NASA program to research larger size missions to the outer solar system, and some examples of this type of mission are Galileo or Cassini-Huygens. In 2013 after encounter some technical issues and funding in the early 2010s, development was paused although overall research continued. One issue is the other big NASA missions such as in astrophysics and another is availability of RTG's One proposal was a joint mission between NASA and ESA to send a probe to study the icy satellites of the outer Solar System. There