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New Planet?

Have we found it yet?

By HazraelPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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It seems that astronomers have found a new planet in the solar system. But if you follow, thousands of planets have been found, just not in our solar system. Planets found far from our solar system are Gliese 12b, TOI 733b, Planet X, HD 63433D, and many more. These are all "exoplanets".

Planet 9 is different. This planet orbits our sun. It will be the third planet found in our solar system since time immemorial. First discovered 170 years ago. Physicists believe that at that time humans could explore other planets in a few decades, using unmanned space tools. It means remote control.

In January 2016, two astronomers Konstantin Batygin and Michael Brown said Planet 9 exists. Their evidence points to the arrival of strange coordinates in the ice region of the Kuiper Belt. The part that is outside of our solar system, further away from our eight planets. Since then scientists have been conducting more investigations to find out more about the planet.

Computer simulations show the best way to explain the alignment of the debris is to drop a hypothetical giant planet somewhere in the vicinity—one with a gravitational pull that would disrupt all the icy debris in the same way.

Even with this scientific evidence. It is still not enough to convince the scientific world that planet 9 exists. However, Batygin and Brown's computer simulations observed that a strange juxtaposition of ice effects occurred. They predict Planet 9 may disturb other orbits outside the solar system.

When two scientists looked at the astronomical data they found that this prediction was true. Objects in outer space that are outside the solar system react to the presence of Planet 9. This discovery convinces astronomers that not all Planet 9 necessarily exists.

In January 2016, two astronomers Konstantin Batygin and Michael Brown said Planet 9 exists. Their evidence points to the arrival of strange coordinates in the ice region of the Kuiper Belt. The part that is outside of our solar system, further away from our eight planets. Since then scientists have been conducting more investigations to find out more about the planet.

Computer simulations show the best way to explain the alignment of the debris is to drop a hypothetical giant planet somewhere in the vicinity—one with a gravitational pull that would disrupt all the icy debris in the same way.

Even with this scientific evidence. It is still not enough to convince the scientific world that planet 9 exists. However, Batygin and Brown's computer simulations observed that a strange juxtaposition of ice effects occurred. They predict Planet 9 may disturb other orbits outside the solar system.

When two scientists looked at the astronomical data they found that this prediction was true. Objects in outer space that are outside the solar system react to the presence of Planet 9. This discovery convinces astronomers that not all Planet 9 necessarily exists.

After the January 2016 announcement, Scientists worked hard to prove that the Planet 9 theory might explain its history. A few months later, astronomers suggested that Planet 9 might solve one of the mysteries of the universe. After all, planet 9 is considered an exoplanet. Can google the meaning of exoplanet.

Despite the intense interest, the new world did not appear on any telescope images in late 2016. Why has Planet 9 proved so elusive? Part of the problem with Planet 9 is that it is so far from the sun that it barely receives sunlight. This means that the light is not reflected so it is more visible compared to other planets.

It's just that it produces a signal that scientists can detect. Some astronomers believe that radio waves may be able to identify Planet 9. A class of telescopes that detect radio waves from the faintness of the Big Bang can be used to search for signs of the existence of Planet 9. The nature of science is unpredictable in 2016, telescopes were created to study the early history of the universe to see new planets in the present.

But don't worry, today's era is getting more sophisticated where telescopes can see further. Astronomers have been debunking this theory for a long time like there is no tomorrow. But have you ever wondered why astronomers are looking for planet 9? The gravity of Planet Nine can explain the orbits of objects like Sedna and 2012 VP113, which do not behave like other Kuiper Belt objects.

Planet Nine may help explain why our solar system does not have any "super-Earths", i.e. planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. The existence of Planet Nine could rewrite our understanding of how the solar system formed and evolved.

Do astronomers reject the possibility that planet 9 is already destroyed? Actually no, if Planet 9 is destroyed, of course, there will be remnants and astronomers will try to find the reason why Planet 9 can be destroyed. But for now, astronomers have not found any evidence that planet 9 has been destroyed. So that's all about planet 9.

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