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The Bard in GreenA to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

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Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?

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The Bard in GreenA to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago
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Astronomers have been scouring the outer solar system for signs of a hypothetical ninth planet for almost a decade, without success. However, we may finally be on the cusp of finding it, experts say.
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    No.

    • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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      Batterige, or whoever it is’s, law of headlines ig

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        Betterige is correct.

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        Godwin

  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
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    BAH GOD IT’S PLUTO WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
    HE’S CLEARING HIS ORBIT!

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    Planet Nine from Outer Space

    . . . I’ll show myself out

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    What are we going to name it when it is found?

    I trust we really don’t want “Planet Nine” (if we do, we should rename Earth to “Planet 3”), let alone “Planet X”. Any better ideas?

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      If Mike Brown finds it, he’ll jump all over naming it, and I’m sure that’s part of his motivation for hunting it so doggedly. He’s like that.

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      I think they should call it Nibiru to feed the conspiracy theories.

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        I had a roomate ten years ago who seriously believed in all that crap. Lizard people from the edge of the solar system here to claim our gold.

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        Tellus would be a cool name for a planet, imo.

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            I would; it’s too close to Telus (but pronounced the same), a terrible phone company where I live.

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                Tell-us, so more like it looks I guess.

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      It will likely be a Greek or Roman name in keeping with tradition. The IAU generally let’s the person/group that discovers have an influence in the decision but they’re the final say on the name.

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    Pluto 2 electric boogaloo

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    Surely the absence of nine indicates our model of gravity is off. Combined with lack of Dark Matter, is Einstein wrong?

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