CheriColette Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Astronomers think that they've discovered a ninth, previously unknown planet in OUR solar system. The planet, "Planet Nine," is thought to be a massive and lives beyond Pluto, at the edge of our solar system."There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this would be a third," one researcher said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaHo Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 It's my understanding that Dres's left testicle was discovered to be the ninth planet. But as you know everyone in SL exaggerates a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Oh dear Ho....I hope he still has the other one, else hows he gonna breed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenMichelle Lane Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 DejaHo wrote: It's my understanding that Dres's left testicle was discovered to be the ninth planet. But as you know everyone in SL exaggerates a little. But the new planet is suppose to be massive!!!!! Oh my. Rawr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 And this will be the second true planet discovered indirectly, via its effects on the orbits of other solar system objects. Pluto was also discovered indirectly, but the indirect discovery of other bodies like Ceres ultimately led to Pluto being banished to dwarf planet status along with other Kuiper belt objects. It's pretty exciting to see all the planets we're discovering as our measurement techniques become more sensitive. We now know of more than 2000 exoplanets, and I just heard that some scientists think the average star probably has 10 planets. The last estimate I saw for planets in the Milky Way was around 100 billion, but at 10 per star it would be between two and four trillion. And that's just our galaxy, not one far, far away. And there might be 500 billion of those. Think of all the sequels! ;-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dresden Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 DejaHo wrote: It's my understanding that Dres's left testicle was discovered to be the ninth planet. But as you know everyone in SL exaggerates a little. It's actually the nearby black hole of which you should be most mindful. ...Dres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Faulds Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 If the planet is as massive as they think, it may be the one that causes the "pull" seen on Uranus and Neptune rather than Pluto. We'll see as they investigate further. Oh..and of course, we all know the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is a planet wannabe that never got it's act together, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirLeighBastard Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 CheriColette wrote: "There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this would be a third," one researcher said. Wow! How many years do you think that astronomy researcher spent in advanced mathematical classes to be able to work that out? ***Call me when you can count up to four, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radium Soup Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I like to think of the asteroid belt as the second life of our solar system. Rather than uniting into a coherent singularity, thanks to the mutual opposition and the generally repellant nature of the components involved, they remain a collection of insignificant lumps fundamentally opposed to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirLeighBastard Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Radium Soup wrote: I like to think of the asteroid belt as the second life of our solar system. Rather than uniting into a coherent singularity, thanks to the mutual opposition and the generally repellant nature of the components involved, they remain a collection of insignificant lumps fundamentally opposed to each other. Now, that has got me thinking! When my internet killer app, the anti-social network is launched, I will call the website, the Asteroid Belt! Thank you Rad. ***Call me if you want to get an answering machine asking you not to leave a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spica Inventor Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It's Nibiru. :smileywink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbro Utu Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Dresden wrote: DejaHo wrote: It's my understanding that Dres's left testicle was discovered to be the ninth planet. But as you know everyone in SL exaggerates a little. It's actually the nearby black hole of which you should be most mindful. ...Dres o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaHo Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Dresden wrote: DejaHo wrote: It's my understanding that Dres's left testicle was discovered to be the ninth planet. But as you know everyone in SL exaggerates a little. It's actually the nearby black hole of which you should be most mindful. That's a really bad play on Uranus. Planet envy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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