In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual orbits of some Kuiper Belt objects, sparking interest in its possible existence
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I was wondering how the scientists went from proposing a planet that was 1.5 to 2 times the size of earth, to proposing it being 5-10 times the size of earth.
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Idk how to feel about Jerusalem Post links. I was going to comment about how the article is devoid of any details, and then I read the last line: they use GenAI to help write their articles.
I was wondering how the scientists went from proposing a planet that was 1.5 to 2 times the size of earth, to proposing it being 5-10 times the size of earth.
But it’s not badly written.
The evidence is like a million textbooks from 30 years ago that all say there are 9 planets. Pretty convenient.
Yet no planet to be found! And they’ve looked. I propose a micro black hole instead, much harder to spot with similar gravitational influences