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Planet Nine
On Jan. 20, 2016, scientists announced the discovery of what could be a giant planet in the Kuiper Belt at the outer edge of our solar system. Nicknamed "Planet Nine," the world is a behemoth - about 10 times the mass of the Earth. It would take the planet between 10,000 and 20,000 years to orbit the sun.
The Evidence for 'Planet Nine' in Our Solar System (Gallery)
Evidence for Planet Nine was unveiled by researchers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. The scientists used mathematical modeling and computer simulations to make the find, but have not actually observed the planet directly.
The planet's existence is inferred by the orbits of six other, smaller objects in the Kuiper Belt. The orbits of those smaller objects lined up in a way that suggested the gravitational influence of another much more massive object, which Brown and Batygin dubbed Planet Nine.
Machiavellianism
"Have not observe the planet directly." SO NO...? , iam a emphirical data kind a guy so.... nope i dont believe you nasa.
kageboshi
The asteroid belt was discovered in a similar mathematical fashion.
Machiavellianism
then asteroid that i believe exist is those who have been seen.
dv8d
All Hail Nibiru!!
jcshishka
New Pluto
TommyWa
Answer: no. Because to fit the definition of a planet it would have to clear out it's orbit ( which is practically impossible w/ long orbit)
Huttulungaronk
So this is where "Plan 9" comes from?
Subsound
Yeah, it's from outer space
wtf0879
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlxOcfYlDY
wtf0879
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SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Considering the size of that orbit, it could take hundreds of years before it can be observed, if ever.
Awesoman66theCactusLord
Satelites, maybe
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Maybe, but it'll still probably take a loooooong time.
StunnedGoofy
Depends... Webb's Space Telescope will be launched soon.
icouldntthinkofabetterusername2
Hi from the future! Do you know if they’re looking into this with jwst?
numberonespongebebfan
NO FUCK YOU PLUTO IS PLANET NINE YOU HEAR? PLUTO.IS.PLANET.NINE. THIS CAN BE PLANET TEN
WyattGuethlein
I wish I could heart comments
Jhonny0darko
What about planet 9.2
StunnedGoofy
Nottherealslimshadyjusthisbodydouble
Having seen just how small Pluto is. It really isn't a planet, sorry dude.
GokuSan
Planets aren't determined by their size necessarily.
Nottherealslimshadyjusthisbodydouble
It's diameter is less that the width of the USA
Crazynastyasshoneybadger
Pluto is not a planet as prolonged plutonium mining from its core has shrunk the radius of the planet and is slowly killing it.
numberonespongebebfan
HAHAHA NO IT ISN'T, DUMBFUCK. QUICK PUT THIS MAN IN JAIL!!
abundantbadgers
Planet X
Rawrz87
What ever happened to that planet haven't heard anything about it in some time...
abundantbadgers
I think it was originally that theoretical planet that can be on the exact opposite side of earth's orbit, but it doesn't need to exist.
WildBluntHickok
Really it would be planet 14. I really think it's stupid that they refuse to count the other 4 and downgraded pluto to support their reason.
Fireninja404
there's a few more then 5 dwarf planets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_possible_dwarf_planets
WildBluntHickok
I meant the ones discovered before the downgrade not after
Fireninja404
Astronomers were discovering tons of small objects in the kuiper belt, at and further then pluto, then they discovered the object 2003 UB313
Fireninja404
now known as Eris. They decided that they either decreased the required size for a planet, bringing us up to 12 at the time, keep pluto as a
Fireninja404
planet but not include the larger object for no reason, or make a new class just for pluto and the other objects