#planet9 — Public Fediverse posts

A ‘Warp’ In Our #SolarSystem Might Be an Undiscovered World: #PlanetY
In addition to #PlanetNine, the solar system may also contain a closer, smaller world that could be spotted soon.
The newly proposed planet, assuming it exists, is predicted to be somewhere between Mercury and Earth in scale, which would likely make it detectable within the next few years. It is distinct from #Planet9 or #PlanetX, much larger and more distant than #Planet Y.
https://www.404media.co/a-warp-in-our-solar-system-might-be-an-undiscovered-world-planet-y/
https://archive.ph/9Xj6A

The hunt for ‘planet nine’: why there could still be something massive at the edge of the Solar System
#Astronomy #Pluto #Neptune #Planet9 #SolarSystem #KuiperBelt #SpaceDiscovery #PlanetX #OuterSpace #Astrophysics #NASA #Sednoid #SpaceExploration
https://the-14.com/the-hunt-for-planet-nine-why-there-could-still-be-something-massive-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/

Evidence of controversial #Planet9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart
If the object really is #PlanetNine, it would be larger than Neptune and exist 700 times further from the sun than Earth.
Planet Nine was put forward in 2016 by Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin of the California Institute of Technology to explain an unusual bunching of orbits of some objects in the #KuiperBelt, such as #Sedna.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/evidence-of-controversial-planet-9-uncovered-in-sky-surveys-taken-23-years-apart

As one avenue to Planet 9 closes so another one could open, this latest object will help some theories while quash others, such is the beauty of Science.

And do not anthropomorphise Pluto, it's just a minor planet, not a sad puppy being demoted.

https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/22/a-cousin-for-pluto-new-dwarf-planet-candidate-found/

#KuiperBelt #MinorPlanets #2017OF201 #Planet9 #Astronomy #Space