Newly discovered planet could destroy Earth any day now

NYPost ^ | April 6, 2016 | TheSun

[LucyT]

A mysterious planet that wiped out life on Earth millions of years ago could do it again, according to a top space scientist.

And some believe the apocalyptic event could happen as early as this month.

Planet Nine — a new planet discovered at the edge of the solar system in January — has triggered comet showers that bomb the Earth’s surface, killing all life, says Daniel Whitmire, of the University of Louisiana.

The astrophysicist says the planet has a 20,000-year orbit around the sun and, at its closest to us, it knocks asteroids and comets toward Earth.

Fossil evidence has suggested most life on Earth is mysteriously wiped out every 26 million to 27 million years.

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[Wright Wing]

It’s YUUUUUGE!

[IronJack]

Oh sure. And just when I’d made the last payment on my lake cabin ...!

[Mannaggia l'America]

[moovova]

So, I can take next month’s mortgage payment and go on vacation to Aruba?

Cool.

[I want the USA back]

I’m sure this will be on the 6 o’clock news, alongside the murders, fires, shootings, crashes and rapes.

[Drew68]

I guess we’ll never find out who Negan killed.

All you have to do is hang out by the set when shooting begins and make note of who's not showing up to work.

I predict before Season 7 premiers in October, everyone who isn't stranded on a desert island will have a pretty good idea who Negan killed.

[GingisK]

Well, such orbital events are highly calculable...

Only if two observations are made of an orbital object. Nobody sees the little chunks until they pass by.

[IronJack]

I’m thinking it’s Eugene.

[IncPen]

Might skip the mortgage payment this month

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

We Set You Up The Bomb Planet.

(NO!!...)

Make Your Time.
This may be cataclysmic or even dogaclysmic. RUN!!! For office, or to the 99c store for a cheap umbrella - it might halp. Max out your card for the Freepathon, you won't be needing the $$.

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[null and void]

14 days until Bronson Beta...

[refermech]

First Trump and now this.

[al baby]

As screwed up as this planet is i say good

[nuconvert]

Wouldn’t mind if it hit before I paid my taxes

[tbw2]

Second Genesis by Donald Moffitt posits it is a galactic radiation arm phenomena, and writes a very interesting multi-million year epic novel around the concept.

[certrtwngnut]

I’ve seen Pluto too. He’s a great dog.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks The Spirit Of Allegiance.

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[Malsua]

Think in terms of THOUSANDS of years for comets to reach the inner solar system from those distances.

The average comet travels at 40km per second.

It could travel 200AU in roughly 23.7 years or 1500AU in 177.75 years.

While not thousands of years, it's still a long time.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I’m ready. I’ve had enough. I’ll be getting drunk and watching the show from my porch.

[SunkenCiv]

Pardon the intrusion, a one-time ping to all who've posted in this topic... The astronomers mentioned -- as someone noted above -- didn't confirm the existence of Nibiru, and if there were something on the way here and only a month from impact, to say it would be visible in the sky would be an understatement. Nibiru is, always has been, and always will be, nuttery. Here's a chrono sort of the Daniel Whitmire keyword:

• Does the Sun Have a Doomsday Twin? [10/23/2002 4:37:47 AM PDT]
• Search on for Death Star that throws out deadly comets.. [03/19/2010 7:30:45 PM PDT]
• Giant Stealth Planet May Explain Rain of Comets from Solar System's Edge [12/04/2010 7:32:45 PM PST]
• Largest planet in the solar system could be about to be discovered (4x Jupiter) [02/14/2011 1:30:02 PM PST]
• Astronomers Doubt Giant Planet 'Tyche' Exists In Our Solar System [02/15/2011 7:33:38 PM PST]
• Mystery Planet: Is a Rogue Giant Orbiting Our Sun? [02/16/2011 4:51:26 PM PST]
• Researcher links mass extinctions to 'Planet X' [04/02/2016 2:43:56 PM PDT]
• Mysterious planet wiped out life on Earth once and could do it again THIS MONTH [04/06/2016 8:04:16 PM PDT]
• Newly discovered planet could destroy Earth any day now [04/06/2016 10:01:06 PM PDT]