It's Probable A Neptune-Sized Planet Lurks Beyond Pluto

[Meticode]

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/feature-astronomers-say-neptune-sized-planet-lurks-unseen-solar-system

Basically in a nutshell there is a 1 in 15000 chance that certain bodies in the outer solar system orbit the Sun the way they do if there WASN'T a planet about the size of the earth. So it's probable something lurks way out there influencing these bodies.

The say the object should be about 10x the size of earth and it takes roughly 15,000 years to orbit the Sun once. It has a highly elliptical orbit.

They are concentrating efforts to physically find it and say it should be able to within 5 years.

[oh the horror]

As far as space exploration it's wild how little we know and how much of this is still in its infancy. Yet, some are so sure we're all that exists as far as life as we know it in the universe. Human beings are funny

[Draz]

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.

This looks interesting, Neptune is the most fascinating planet IMO.

[bluechox2]

yall cant take pluto from me...forever #9

[Draz]

Pluto's a piece of shit

[~primetime~]

How is it that we have been discovering planets around OTHER stars for years now but missed one within our own solar system?

[ROCSteady]

The Jovians tryna take back the stats we took from them



Gas Life :pimp:

[dunksby]

How is it that we have been discovering planets around OTHER stars for years now but missed one within our own solar system?
Oversight?

[KyrieTheFuture]

How is it that we have been discovering planets around OTHER stars for years now but missed one within our own solar system?
Other stuff in the way

[ISHGoat]

How is it that we have been discovering planets around OTHER stars for years now but missed one within our own solar system?

leftist libtards being PC need to apply affirmative action to grant more exploratory resources to disadvantaged and distant solar systems.

[warriorfan]

pluto is a planet?

pluto is not a planet?

now we have another planet past pluto as big as neptune?

so what the fucc were the scientists for the past 50 years doing?

epic failing and can't even find a huge ass planet right outside our solar system

these scientists are dweebs that cant do anything right

[Godzuki]

its a planet made entirely of dark matter. calling it :pimp:

[Godzuki]

pluto is a planet?

pluto is not a planet?

now we have another planet past pluto as big as neptune?

so what the fucc were the scientists for the past 50 years doing?

epic failing and can't even find a huge ass planet right outside our solar system

these scientists are dweebs that cant do anything right


who da fukk uses the word dweeb? :biggums:

this fukkin nerd :facepalm

u that type of erkel mf'er i'd steal lunch money from daily :coleman:

[warriorfan]

who da fukk uses the word dweeb? :biggums:

this fukkin nerd :facepalm

u that type of erkel mf'er i'd steal lunch money from daily :coleman:

no

[HitandRun Reggie]

How is it that we have been discovering planets around OTHER stars for years now but missed one within our own solar system?

I'm guessing those planets are up against a sun, so we can see their silhouette so to speak as they pass by between us and their sun. There's no light source out there in the Ort Cloud, Kaiser Belt or whatever you call it to help spot these objects. This is what I've gleaned from putting on NASA lectures occasionally when I'm bored driving. Now I'll wait for someone to come in and correct me. :lol

[Godzuki]

no


nobody cool uses the word dweeb cornball :facepalm

trust me if we went to school together i'd have u buy my lunch, stir my milk, and give u a wedgie for laffs :pimp:

[WayOfWade]

its a planet made entirely of dark matter. calling it :pimp:
I feel like we'd all be dead if that was actually true

[Draz]

I feel like we'd all be dead if that was actually true

why would we all be dead?

[outbreak]

pluto is a planet?

pluto is not a planet?

now we have another planet past pluto as big as neptune?

so what the fucc were the scientists for the past 50 years doing?

epic failing and can't even find a huge ass planet right outside our solar system

these scientists are dweebs that cant do anything right

ummm did you read the article?

[outbreak]

I feel like we'd all be dead if that was actually true
Why?
Dark matter is just a name to account for mass that should be around based on other factors but hasn't been found. At least that's how I was taught it.

[WayOfWade]

Why?
Dark matter is just a name to account for mass that should be around based on other factors but hasn't been found. At least that's how I was taught it.
My bad, I was thinking Dark Matter was something other than what it is. I just thought black hole for whatever reason even though that's kind of stupid. Now that I am more educated on the subject, that'd be freaking cool

[bluechox2]

this fu cks up the movie interstellar... they didnt spacetravel by it in space

[d.bball.guy]

Oooh gonna be the new 9th planet if there is one. Suck it Pluto

[macmac]

My bad, I was thinking Dark Matter was something other than what it is. I just thought black hole for whatever reason even though that's kind of stupid. Now that I am more educated on the subject, that'd be freaking cool

Dark matter matters bro

[jongib369]

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Make way Pluto, the solar system has a new bull. Take that L, you just got cucked.

[Draz]

Dark matter matters bro
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[KiiiiNG]

pluto is a planet?

pluto is not a planet?

now we have another planet past pluto as big as neptune?

so what the fucc were the scientists for the past 50 years doing?

epic failing and can't even find a huge ass planet right outside our solar system

these scientists are dweebs that cant do anything right
Cringe x 1000. Just awful.

[highwhey]

We're still finding new planets in our own galaxy and these nvggas out here still hung over their ex.

[d.bball.guy]

We're still finding new planets in our own galaxy and these nvggas out here still hung over their ex.
:( </3

[highwhey]

:( </3
get over her fam. I was hung up on my ex, feel much better now. Rub one out if you have to.

[outbreak]

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Make way Pluto, the solar system has a new bull. Take that L, you just got cucked.
Pluto's name is changing to Lebron

[bladefd]

Pluto's name is changing to Lebron

New planet will be Stephen Curry. :roll: