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Sorunome:
So, scientists found possibly a ninth planet in our solar system, Planet X.
This planet is "only" theorized due to anomalies in Neptunes orbit. Apparently Neptune was discovered similarily, due to anormalies in Uranus' orbit.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/20/10801824/ninth-planet-x-discovered-evidence

What do you guys think?

SpiroH:
Well, it can be just another lie to call people's attention. I would bet is just yet another brain storming thingy. I' may be wrong, though :-\.

harold:
It's a bit.. tenuous. Having that thing there is consistent with observations of other orbits and could possibly explain them, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's there. A direct observation would make it infinitely more interesting.

There is a lot of crap going around the sun at large distances, it doesn't have to be so simple as a single large object to fix it all. In a way, perhaps it's even more interesting if it turns out to be not so simple.

Dudeman313:
Oh! I heard about this! One day is supposedly 20,000 Earth-years there. *.*

pimathbrainiac:

--- Quote from: Sorunome on January 21, 2016, 06:11:52 am ---So, scientists found possibly a ninth planet in our solar system, Planet X.
This planet is "only" theorized due to anomalies in Neptunes orbit. Apparently Neptune was discovered similarily, due to anormalies in Uranus' orbit.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/20/10801824/ninth-planet-x-discovered-evidence

What do you guys think?

--- End quote ---

This was also how Pluto was discovered (because Neptune's orbit was itself suggested another planet)... and it was called "Planet X" originally.

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