{"id":480,"date":"2022-01-25T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/?p=480"},"modified":"2022-01-25T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T09:22:25","slug":"nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasa thinks there may be a HIDDEN \u2018Planet 9\u2019 lurking in Solar System \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why\/#A_FABLED_%E2%80%9CPlanet_Nine%E2%80%9D_may_be_lurking_in_the_outer_reaches_of_our_Solar_System_%E2%80%93_and_Nasa_is_on_a_mission_to_hunt_it_down\" >A FABLED &#8220;Planet Nine&#8221; may be lurking in the outer reaches of our Solar System \u2013 and Nasa is on a mission to hunt it down.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why\/#What_is_Planet_Nine\" >What is Planet Nine?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why\/#What_has_Nasa_said_about_Planet_Nine\" >What has Nasa said about Planet Nine?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/nasa-thinks-there-may-be-a-hidden-planet-9-lurking-in-solar-system-heres-why\/#Doubts_over_the_planets_existence\" >Doubts over the planet&#8217;s existence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_FABLED_%E2%80%9CPlanet_Nine%E2%80%9D_may_be_lurking_in_the_outer_reaches_of_our_Solar_System_%E2%80%93_and_Nasa_is_on_a_mission_to_hunt_it_down\"><\/span>A FABLED &#8220;Planet Nine&#8221; may be lurking in the outer reaches of our Solar System \u2013 and Nasa is on a mission to hunt it down.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The distant world is thought to be up to ten times the mass of Earth and orbits just out of reach of our telescopes.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-3587670178\" class=\"pscso-content pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4529561\/nasa-hidden-planet-9-lurking-solar-system\/#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NINTCHDBPICT000707199469.jpg\" alt=\"Scientists believe a fabled 'Planet Nine' may be lurking on the edge of the Solar System\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Scientists believe a fabled &#8216;Planet Nine&#8217; may be lurking on the edge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/the-bright-future-of-solar-energy-in-africa\/\">Solar<\/a> SystemCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The object was proposed to explain the unusual orbits of objects at the edge of our star system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it has never been directly observed and remains a topic of controversy among astronomers, many of whom believe that it does not exist.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-2672641164\" class=\"pscso-content_2 pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Planet_Nine\"><\/span>What is Planet Nine?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Planet Nine, also referred to as &#8220;Planet X&#8221;, is a hypothesized world that some astronomers believe is circling the sun on a 10,000-year orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believed to be up to three times the size of Earth, it was first proposed to explain the paths of distant chunks of ice and space rock.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-162793633\" class=\"pscso-content-3 pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Objects beyond Neptune have weird orbits, suggesting that a large planet is influencing their motion with its gravitational pull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search is underway to find the distant world using telescopes that could spot it at any moment.<\/p><div id=\"pscso-3823350785\" class=\"pscso-cybertron pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nzone = \"30\";\r\npl = \"2226\";\r\nurl = \"https:\/\/cybertronads.com\/platform\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cybertronads.com\/platform\/show.js\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of research papers in recent years provide what could be considered strong evidence for the planet&#8217;s existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, no one has managed to obtain indisputable proof in the form of direct observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, many scientists doubt that a ninth planet is out there \u2013 though Nasa says there is a &#8220;compelling case&#8221; for its existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_has_Nasa_said_about_Planet_Nine\"><\/span>What has Nasa said about Planet Nine?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nasa is open to the possibility that Planet Nine exists, and has a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/planets\/hypothetical-planet-x\/in-depth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page<\/a>&nbsp;dedicated to the fabled world on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There, the agency describes a \u201cHypothetical Planet X\u201d, suggesting that it could be up to 10 times the mass of Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It adds that the object could have an orbit so far out that a year would last between 10,000 and 20,000 Earth years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nasa is careful, however, to emphasize that the planet is only a hypothesis at this point and that more evidence is required to confirm its existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The possibility of a new planet is certainly an exciting one for me as a planetary scientist and for all of us,&#8221; said Jim Green, director of NASA&#8217;s Planetary Science Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is not, however, the detection or discovery of a new planet. It&#8217;s too early to say with certainty there&#8217;s a so-called Planet X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;re seeing is an early prediction based on modeling from limited observations. It&#8217;s the start of a process that could lead to an exciting result.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doubts_over_the_planets_existence\"><\/span>Doubts over the planet&#8217;s existence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Planet Nine has never been observed and was proposed in 2016 by scientists at CalTech to explain the wobbly orbits of objects in the&nbsp;Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune filled with&nbsp;dwarf planets and icy debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists thought the gravitational pull of an undiscovered ninth planet in the Solar System could be yanking the space bodies into unusual trajectories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone is convinced, however, with a number of studies arguing that the orbits are the result of other celestial forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study led by astronomers at the University of Cambridge study suggested that the baffling movements have a far simpler explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team argued that the orbits are instead being warped by a huge disk of icy objects in the Kuiper Belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disk is ten times heavier than Earth and is made up of debris leftover from the formation of the Solar System that has long since frozen over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer simulations carried out by the team show such a disk explains the orbits of Kuiper belt objects, also known as Trans Neptunian Objects (TNOs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, personalized&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4447623\/smart-guns-identify-people-launch-massacres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smart guns<\/a>, which can be fired only by verified users, may finally become available to U.S. consumers this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists are embarking on a mission to unravel the mystery behind dozens of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/4407793\/child-mummies-living-dolls-sicily-tomb-x-rayed\/\">grisly child mummies<\/a>&nbsp;buried in an underground tomb in Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police have caught an Italian mafia henchman who&#8217;d be on the run for 20 years after spotting the fugitive&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4400656\/italian-mafia-fugitive-caught-google-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/4322696\/rare-dinosaur-baby-inside-egg-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best-preserved fossils<\/a>&nbsp;ever found has confirmed that young dinosaurs burst from their shells just like baby birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to continue reading click the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3udefYf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3udefYf<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"pscso-1699267139\" class=\"pscso-after-content pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/cybertronads.com\/platform\/show.php?z=29&pl=806\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"pscso-1008582081\" class=\"pscso-rfq pscso-entity-placement\"><div class=\"pscso-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/rfq\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A FABLED &#8220;Planet Nine&#8221; may be lurking in the outer reaches of our Solar System \u2013 and Nasa is on a mission to hunt it down. 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