Danger-Mouse Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Astronomers say a Neptune-sized planet lurks beyond Pluto. The solar system appears to have a new ninth planet. Today, two scientists announced evidence that a body nearly the size of Neptune—but as yet unseen—orbits the sun every 15,000 years. During the solar system’s infancy 4.5 billion years ago, they say, the giant planet was knocked out of the planet-forming region near the sun. Slowed down by gas, the planet settled into a distant elliptical orbit, where it still lurks today. The claim is the strongest yet in the centuries-long search for a “Planet X” beyond Neptune. (Shouldn`t that be Planet IX?) http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/feature-astronomers-say-neptune-sized-planet-lurks-unseen-solar-system?utm_source=sciencemagazine&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=planetx-1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Funny we find it easier to reach out to the star's but not the depths of our deepest oceans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Is that the one that was going to destroy the earth a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinchesterDave Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Funny we find it easier to reach out to the star's but not the depths of our deepest oceans.Ha never thought about it like that - good point! Interesting post nontheless, thanks for sharing 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay404 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Bet that's where all the pigeons are..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 More inferred than discovered: there are some odd patterns of motion shown by some of the objects in the Kuyper belt, which could most logically be explained by the presence of a ninth planet in a very distant, highly elliptical orbit. This possible planet has not yet actually been seen, but a lot of people are looking very hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 And what possible bearing does it have on anyone's life, about time they stopped wasting money on space and spend it where it matters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 And what possible bearing does it have on anyone's life, about time they stopped wasting money on space and spend it where it matters! I think it is all in preparation for the political elite to decamp Earth, once the increased population they have presided over, has used all the natural resources and started eating each other like rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 are there any pigeons there..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) And what possible bearing does it have on anyone's life, about time they stopped wasting money on space and spend it where it matters! exactly... Edited January 21, 2016 by peejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 If scientists only concentrated on 'spend it where it matters' research then you would not be reading this reply, would not have ever heard of the internet, and would probably be living in a mud hut with a spear to hunt with. Can't stop discovery - It is in the makeup of mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 If you think too deep about space you'll go crazy! Where does the universe end and what's beyond it? Why is there a universe etc? Freaky thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=intent://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DJ6MgrUC3BOk%23Intent%3Bscheme%3Dhttp%3Bpackage%3Dcom.google.android.youtube%3BS.browser_fallback_url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DJ6MgrUC3BOk%3BS.android.intent.extra.REFERRER_NAME%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.co.uk%3BlaunchFlags%3D0x8080000%3Bend&ved=0ahUKEwiU8p2D37rKAhVGuBQKHQ4-DksQjjgItwEwIA&usg=AFQjCNEIJJfY0hFSySgJDGVHey8FuWU_jg&sig2=j_-ll_BO3KK03Dz5saCyYg Just a quick search on Google and this popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 exactly... +2 what about upping the funds on cancer research, it's about time they cracked that, it amazes me that in the last 40 years they have only gone from saving 1 in 4 to 2 in 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOTTO Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I think it is all in preparation for the political elite to decamp Earth, once the increased population they have presided over, has used all the natural resources and started eating each other like rats. I thought that they already lived on another planet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 +2 what about upping the funds on cancer research, it's about time they cracked that, it amazes me that in the last 40 years they have only gone from saving 1 in 4 to 2 in 4 thats right, but you find with research into cancer and other deseases that they spend millions to find something that could help, just to say we cant manufactuer that drug cos it costs too much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Its a death star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 if its near Uranus it wont be an asteroid it will be a hemaroid............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 +2 what about upping the funds on cancer research, it's about time they cracked that, it amazes me that in the last 40 years they have only gone from saving 1 in 4 to 2 in 4 thats double, not bad in 40yrs in another 40yrs there wont be any cancer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 thats double, not bad in 40yrs in another 40yrs there wont be any cancer ! I'm sure there's logic in that somewhere I like your reasoning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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