Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: SengirV
A few months back someone mentioned Planet X on FR and I did a search on it. True or not, Planet X apparently has a rather large following.
30 posted on 10/07/2002 9:30:54 AM PDT by TBall
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]


To: TBall
A professional astronomer who is a friend of mine has told me that the Planet X theory - although very vague - has support because of the odd behavior of Neptune & Pluto. Those two seem not to follow the pure mathematical rules of motion and it is as if another, unknown, planet was out there influencing their orbits. So Planet X exists on paper as a means of explaining some anomalies. But its "influences" are so vague and unpredictable that it has never been possible to pinpoint its location, much less spot it with a telescope.

I have no clue as to what would be the name of this planet. Considering that it is supposed to influence Pluto, who was king of the dead, maybe Orpheus. Or Mickey Mouse.

39 posted on 10/07/2002 10:40:05 AM PDT by DonQ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson