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New Examination of Trans-Neptunian Objects Suggests Two Planets Lurk in Outer Solar System
From Quarks to Quasars ^ | January 16, 2015 | James Trosper

Posted on 01/16/2015 11:06:16 AM PST by lbryce

Presently, our solar system is known to contain 4 fully-fledged rocky worlds: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars; 2 ice-giants: Neptune and Uranus; 2 gas-giants, Saturn and Neptune; 5 dwarf-planets, Ceres. Pluto, Eris, MakeMake, Haumea; around 100 moons; and an unknowable number of comets, asteroids and minor planets. Indeed, we’ve only begun to understand the full scope of our local corner of our galaxy, and new information emerges on a monthly-basis, yet there a number of seemingly obvious things that remain unknown.

For instance, long before Pluto’s existence was deduced, astronomers scoured the outer solar system in search of another large planet, which, they believed, would explain many peculiarities surrounding the outermost planet and beyond. These peculiarities mostly center on the strange distribution of objects in the Kuiper belt — the cold, icy region between Neptune and the Oort Cloud — and how their orbits are more eccentric than expected.

Both oddities seem to suggest a planet lurks in the shadows, so large, it has an effect on distribution of rocky objects, and the orbit of each of them. It’s certainly not a new idea. In fact, this is just one of several iterations of the ‘missing planet’ hypothesis. Others postulate that instead of a hidden planet, one was flung from our solar system early on, before it settled into its final configuration (another hypothesizes that the Sun has a low-mass companion somewhere). All however, remain speculative since no true observational evidence has surface.

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Both oddities seem to suggest a planet lurks in the shadows, so large, it has an effect on distribution of rocky objects, and the orbit of each of them. It’s certainly not a new idea.

As Mr. Spock might say, fascinating.

1 posted on 01/16/2015 11:06:16 AM PST by lbryce
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To: lbryce

Planet X, also known as Nibiru! We are doomed!


2 posted on 01/16/2015 11:07:47 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: lbryce

Could be a very dim brown dwarf star or a something the size of jupiter which could actually be a sub-brown dwarf star...


3 posted on 01/16/2015 11:13:21 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: lbryce

jupiter is missing, i believe that’s one of the gas giants.


4 posted on 01/16/2015 11:14:48 AM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: lbryce

The republicans are working on legislation that will allow them to come in out of the shadows.


5 posted on 01/16/2015 11:15:39 AM PST by optiguy (If government is the answer, it was a stupid question.)
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To: lbryce

Probably a better explanation is that we are in a binary star system.

Take a look at this animation as a quick starting point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qSCYEcZrIY


6 posted on 01/16/2015 11:16:39 AM PST by Zuse (I am disrupted! I am offended! I am insulted! I am outraged!)
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To: lbryce

Nibiru and Kolob?


7 posted on 01/16/2015 11:18:59 AM PST by .45 Long Colt
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To: VAFreedom
jupiter is missing, i believe that’s one of the gas giants.

Check your pockets?

8 posted on 01/16/2015 11:20:19 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: lbryce
I am unloved and easily forgotten...


9 posted on 01/16/2015 11:23:25 AM PST by JPG (The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
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To: lbryce

dwarf planet Makemake?!?


10 posted on 01/16/2015 11:28:22 AM PST by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

if you’re going to use goofy names for dwarf planets why don’t they just named after the Seven Dwarfs


11 posted on 01/16/2015 11:29:44 AM PST by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: Zuse

... according to ancient cosmo theology ....


12 posted on 01/16/2015 11:36:45 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Given a choice between planet x and planet y, I choose planet x.

As a man, I could probably understand planet y better, but I’m attracted to planet x not y.


13 posted on 01/16/2015 11:47:54 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: lbryce

I’m not a great fan of new theories, unless and until supporting empirical evidence is discovered. Until then I am an uninterested agnostic towards a theory.


14 posted on 01/16/2015 11:51:11 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Little_TNO

We KNOW you're out there .....

15 posted on 01/16/2015 12:16:57 PM PST by mikrofon (Love, Ronnie ;)
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To: DannyTN
As a man, I could probably understand planet y better, but I’m attracted to planet x not y.


16 posted on 01/16/2015 12:24:27 PM PST by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: VAFreedom
Actually, it's not...I saw it yesterday evening.

Saturn was about 2 degrees from the crescent moon this morning before dawn.

17 posted on 01/16/2015 12:36:48 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: DannyTN
As long as you're not attracted to Uranus.
18 posted on 01/16/2015 1:06:37 PM PST by lbryce (Obama:Misbegotten, Godforsaken Offspring of Satan and Medusa.)
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To: lbryce

I’m curious if there are any theories to why these planets haven’t been noticed yet?

Perhaps the surface is black and light-absorbing?

Maybe aliens have concealed it and use it as a base - they’re awful waskally...


19 posted on 01/16/2015 1:31:50 PM PST by chrisser (Silly Wabbit. Trix are for kids. And Cheetos are for Rinos.)
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20 posted on 01/16/2015 2:41:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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