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Does Earth have a new friend? An astrophysicist says it's likely that an as-yet undiscovered planet exists on the dark fringes of our solar system, messing with the orbits of celestial bodies in the Kuiper Belt, just beyond Neptune. Rodney Gomes says the new planet could be anywhere from half to four times the size of Earth and is likely a rogue planet that floated over from another solar system
So while, yes, the evidence doesn't exist yet, I thought the bigger point was that he showed us that there are ways to find that evidence."
Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by 11azerus11
Hey, its great to have an open mind today... Until something is truly proven wrong or false, there will always be a little chance out there that it can be true... Our galaxy alone is so vast, and all these experts here on ATS dont know anything more than the common space enthusiasts... Remember what ATS is all about, denying ignorance... So when all the naysayers show up, just ignore them...
Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by SoymilkAlaska
Me too, someone goes through all the effort of putting a thread together and some people will do everything in their power to destroy it immidiately... The way I feel is that if you dont like then stay away...haha
Based on his calculations, Gomes thinks a Neptune-size world, about four times bigger than Earth, orbiting 140 billion miles (225 billion kilometers) away from the sun—about 1,500 times farther than Earth—would do the trick.
To begin with, the planet might be pretty dim. Also, Gomes's simulations don't give astronomers any clue as to where to point their telescopes—"it can be anywhere," he said.
"It seems surprising to me that a [solar] companion as small as Neptune could have the effect he sees," Levison said.
But "I know Rodney, and I'm sure he did the calculations right."
Originally posted by 11azerus11
reply to post by PerfectPerception
i know i hate how msm just touches on a subject and never follows up... like they only cover it to "seem" like they're doing their jobs, but i hope they follow up either he is dead wrong or they found something... at least it was in nat geo haha