[NEWS] Five space science links: Planet Nine, Ultima Thule, Orion Nebula, Sag A*, SN 1987A

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• This article by Shannon Stirone at Longreads takes a look at the long, lonely search for Planet Nine from the top of Mauna Kea.


• Universe Today shares a high-resolution photograph of Ultima Thule.


• Universe Today explains how the new crop of young stars in the Orion Nebula disrupt the formation of other stellar bodies.


• Phys.org shares this amazing photograph of Sagittarius A* at the heart of our galaxy.


• The shockwaves from Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Universe Today notes, are still crashing into the neighbouring interstellar medium, revealing more secrets to astronomers.