T___A Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/science/space/ninth-planet-solar-system-beyond-pluto.html?_r=0 I am a bit skeptical since certain scientists have been making such claims for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 The math and reasoning seems pretty solid. Also, the fact that it's Mike Brown saying it adds quite a bit credibility. This is pretty rad if true (we've seen loads of ice giants this size elsewhere, but not in the solar system), but still not as cool as Nemesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 The paper that spawned the whole thing. LostCosmonaut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 They do cite the paper from a few months ago about how there could be a super-earth type planet(s) beyond Neptune. I'd put money that Planet "X" is eventually found and isn't just a dwarf. However I'd also bet that it doesn't happen for a couple years and by that point the mighty Caliphate will have conquered the Western World so there is no point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 But what happens when the Moon God urges his followers to wage jihad against space aliens. STAR JIHAD! Coming to the SyFi channel this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 One of my highschool teachers, I forget what exactly his argument was, but he was saying that he thought there is another planet beyond Pluto as well. If I saw his reasoning again, I'd remember it, but it was at least convincing enough at the time for younger me. I don't recall the Kuiper belt being mentioned, and I think it was more in regards to the distance of planets from the sun or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 One of my highschool teachers, I forget what exactly his argument was, but he was saying that he thought there is another planet beyond Pluto as well. If I saw his reasoning again, I'd remember it, but it was at least convincing enough at the time for younger me. I don't recall the Kuiper belt being mentioned, and I think it was more in regards to the distance of planets from the sun or something like that. Sounds like it was based on orbital resonances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Relevant. Professor Elliot: A face? A human face? Enid Elliot: A ghastly caricature like something distorted by pressure. I can't think how else to describe it - a horrible, grotesque face looking right into my eyes! Wow. I guess someone isn't getting past second base tonight. I guess The Man From Planet X should have waited a little longer before showing her his conveniently placed phallic rocket graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wouldn't it be more accurate to call it Planet IX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wouldn't it be more accurate to call it Planet IX? If we wanted it called Planet IX, maybe that asshole who demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet should have thought things out first before upsetting a hundred years of astronomical knowledge to prove a pedantic point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 If we wanted it called Planet IX, maybe that asshole who demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet should have thought things out first before upsetting a hundred years of astronomical knowledge to prove a pedantic point. Pluto sucks. It isn't even in the same orbital plane as the rest of the planets and its barycenter with Charon isn't in Pluto. So pathetic. Ceres might as well be called a planet if fucking Pluto is. Planet IX. SergeantMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Pluto sucks. It isn't even in the same orbital plane as the rest of the planets and its barycenter with Charon isn't in Pluto. So pathetic. Ceres might as well be called a planet if fucking Pluto is. Planet IX. Colonising Ix will be great for the tech sector, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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