An Astronomer Has Found the Hardest Evidence Yet for the Elusive Planet Nine
We could be getting closer to solving the universe’s biggest mystery
Over the course of millennia, scientists have made some pretty big strides in figuring out how our Solar System ticks. Putting the Sun in the center was a big help (thanks Copernicus), and discovering distant planets such as Uranus and Neptune—while discounting other phantom planets such as Vulcan—helped describe some of our system’s strange orbital anomalies.
But while there’s certainly been progress, the work is far from over—especially because wobbles in the orbits of our far flung ice giants (along with dwarf planets like Pluto and Sedna) suggest there’s something out there that we’re still missing.
A fair number of explanations have been put forth to try and understand this unexplained “wobble,” including undiscovered belts, a grapefruit-sized primordial black hole, or even (more controversially) a misunderstanding of astrophysics. However, the leading theory is that far beyond the orbit of Neptune lies another planet that is causing these orbital perturbations—Planet Nine.
Over the course of millennia, scientists have made some pretty big strides in figuring out how our Solar System ticks. Putting the Sun in the center was a big help (thanks Copernicus), and discovering distant planets such as Uranus and Neptune—while discounting other phantom planets such as Vulcan—helped describe some of our system’s strange orbital anomalies.
But while there’s certainly been progress, the work is far from over—especially because wobbles in the orbits of our far flung ice giants (along with dwarf planets like Pluto and Sedna) suggest there’s something out there that we’re still missing.
A fair number of explanations have been put forth to try and understand this unexplained “wobble,” including undiscovered belts, a grapefruit-sized primordial black hole, or even (more controversially) a misunderstanding of astrophysics. However, the leading theory is that far beyond the orbit of Neptune lies another planet that is causing these orbital perturbations—Planet Nine.
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For those who are interested in this story you should buy and read a series of books written by Zecharia Sitchen. He writes that in the the ancient clay tablets found in what is now known as Iraq and was, back in the day, known as Sumeria left knowledge passed on to them by inhabitants of a planet called Nibiru (now called Planet Nine). The books make for fascinating reading and explain where the human race came from and why we are so much smarter than all the other beasties on this planet.
I think one day Planet Nibiru will be discovered again. Time will tell. I’m not going to say any more because I don’t want to spoil the fun but you can trust me on this. We already know all about Nibiru so get the books and then you will too.