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Hypothetical 'Planet X': Overview 2016-11-04 19:01:57 Post No. 8455105
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Caltech researchers have found evidence suggesting there may be a "Planet X" deep in the solar system. This hypothetical Neptune-sized planet orbits our sun in a highly elongated orbit far beyond Pluto. The object, which the researchers have nicknamed "Planet Nine," could have a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbit about 20 times farther from the sun on average than Neptune. It may take between 10,000 and 20,000 Earth years to make one full orbit around the sun.
"The possibility of a new planet is certainly an exciting one for me as a planetary scientist and for all of us," said Jim Green, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division. "This is not, however, the detection or discovery of a new planet. It's too early to say with certainty there's a so-called Planet X. What we're seeing is an early prediction based on modeling from limited observations. It's the start of a process that could lead to an exciting result."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6JcViPkWg
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>>8455105
Plow twist
Its a black hole and it's going to kill us :^)
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>>8455105
If planet X exist, would it be more likely that it would be something from outside our solar system captured by our sun or a planet that got shot way out there
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Nibiru is coming
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How the fuck are we now seeing planets 1000+ light years away but we can't find a big-ass one that's 0.01 light years away?
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>>8455371
Those planets 1000 light years away are situated close to a star that makes them shine thus making them observable
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>>8455145
More likely it formed between the gas giants and the ice giants. The Nice Model states that the giant planets formed much closer to the sun than their current orbits, and later migrated outward, and that Neptune and Uranus may have actually swapped positions. A fifth giant planet was likely ejected around the time of the Late Heavy Bombardment. It's possible that Planet Nine is this ejected planet.
Unfortunately we won't be able to know for sure until we (1) analyse the planet's orbit (if it exists all), and (2) determine its chemical composition. Whether it's native or foreign will be a fascinating discovery.
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Can we call Pluto a planet again so that planet "X" makes sense?
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>>8455471
No.
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>>8455485
Please?
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Interesting stuff.
When will we know if it exists?
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>>8455579
When we send a space probe
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>>8455471
Neptune is not a planet because it can not be seen with the naked eye.
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>>8455105
>Hypothetical 'Planet X': Overview
You mean Planet Nine, Pluto isn't a planet.
Alan Stern is a bitter old man. And it's a shame to have to say that because of his contributions to science.
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>>8455386
>>8455145
http://www.findplanetnine.com/2016/08/origins.html
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>>8458345
>>You mean Planet Nine, Pluto isn't a planet.
Nibiru is the name of the doomsday planet X OP
I remember my neighbor ranting on and on about it while forcing me to read articles on educateyourself when my mom let him babysit me as a kid
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>>8458384
The OP isn't talking about Nibiru.
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>>8458390
why would he set the header for planet X if he's talking about planet nine, that's kinda misleading
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>>8458396
It's planet nine or planet X or whatever do you want to call it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Nine
In NASA's webpage it's called Planet X
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