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NASA: "Planet-X," "Nibiru," or simply... the "10th Planet"

I'm kind of surprised nobody posted about this yet.

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10th Planet Discovered 07.29.05 Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system. "It's definitely bigger than Pluto." So says Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology who announced today the discovery of a new planet in the outer solar system. Planet and sun in the distance The planet, which hasn't been officially named yet, was found by Brown and colleagues using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego. It is currently about 97 times farther from the sun than Earth, or 97 Astronomical Units (AU). For comparison, Pluto is 40 AU from the sun. This places the new planet more or less in the Kuiper Belt, a dark realm beyond Neptune where thousands of small icy bodies orbit the sun. The planet appears to be typical of Kuiper Belt objects--only much bigger. Its sheer size in relation to the nine known planets means that it can only be classified as a planet itself, Brown says. Backyard astronomers with large telescopes can see the new planet. But don't expect to be impressed: It looks like a dim speck of light, visual magnitude 19, moving very slowly against the starry background. "It is currently almost directly overhead in the early-morning eastern sky in the constellation Cetus," notes Brown. The planet was discovered by, in addition to Brown, Chad Trujillo, of the Gemini Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and David Rabinowitz, of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. They first photographed the new planet with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope on October 31, 2003. The object was so far away, however, that its motion was not detected until they reanalyzed the data in January of this year. In the last seven months, the scientists have been studying the planet to better estimate its size and its motions. "We are 100 percent confident that this is the first object bigger than Pluto ever found in the outer solar system," Brown adds. The new planet, circled in white, moves across a field of stars on Oct. 21, 2003. The three photos were taken about 90 minutes apart. Above: The new planet, circled in white, moves across a field of stars on Oct. 21, 2003. The three photos were taken about 90 minutes apart. Image credit: Samuel Oschin Telescope, Palomar Observatory. [More]. Telescopes have not yet revealed the planet's disk. To estimate how big it is, the astronomers must rely on measurements of the planet's brightness. Like all planets, this new one presumably shines by reflecting sunlight. The bigger the planet, generally speaking, the bigger the reflection. The reflectance, the fraction of light that bounces off the planet, is not yet known. Nevertheless, it is possible to set limits on the planet's diameter: "Even if it reflected 100 percent of the light reaching it, it would still be as big as Pluto," says Brown. Pluto is 1400 miles (2300 km) wide. "I'd say it's probably [about] one and a half times the size of Pluto, but we're not sure." The planet's temporary name is 2003 UB313. A permanent name has been proposed by the discoverers to the International Astronomical Union, and they are awaiting the decision of this body before announcing the name. Stay tuned!

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe...ul_planetx.html

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Tenth Planet Discovered Image above: These time-lapse images of a newfound planet in our solar system, called 2003UB313, were taken on Oct. 21, 2003, using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif. The planet, circled in white, is seen moving across a field of stars. The three images were taken about 90 minutes apart. Scientists did not discover that the object in these pictures was a planet until Jan. 8, 2005. Image credit: Samuel Oschin Telescope, Palomar Observatory + Highest resolution image available

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe...905-images.html

Before any makes any ridiculous accusation, I'm not a Zecharia Sitchin fan or a UFO enthusiast by any means. I only had a breif passive interest in that stuff ages ago when I was a lot younger, back when I was about 17 or so. Although I do think his work and other similar theories would be great material for a good scifi movie lol.

You killed my excitement.

This is NOT Nibiru. Nibiru is much bigger than this, and the orbit is different. I dont wish to arouse interest of some specific people on this forum, so thats as far as I'll say for now.

My ability to copy and paste things into google tells me that this planet was discovered a while ago (this article is from July 2005) and may be better known to everyone as "Xena". Its discovery, along with other large Kuiper Belt objects, led to Pluto losing its planet status.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium You killed my excitement. This is NOT Nibiru. Nibiru is much bigger than this, and the orbit is different. I dont wish to arouse interest of some specific people on this forum, so thats as far as I'll say for now.

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To the Babylonians, Nibiru was the celestial body or region sometimes associated with the god Marduk. The word is Akkadian and the meaning is uncertain. Because of this, the hypothetical planet Nibiru is sometimes also referred to as Marduk. Sitchin hypothesizes it as a planet in a highly elliptic orbit around the Sun, with a perihelion passage some 3,600 years ago and assumed orbital period of about 3,600 to 3,760 years or 3,741 years, he also claims it was the home of a technologically advanced human-like alien race, the Anunnaki, which would have visited Earth in search of gold particles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_(hypothetical_planet)

Consider my interest aroused...

A recent study also suddenly decided to claim that the milky way isn't actually 6,000 light years long but rather 12,000 light years.

The moral of the story: we actually have no idea what the hell is going on, but as long as we're here we may as well make some damn good modern mythologies.

PS: There are fields of matter floating 360/360 (flat or spherical? who knows?) around the suns gravitation, in the middle and outer layers of our solar system.

These can be counted as "planets" that are still forming. That makes 11. There's probably millions though, unaccounted for.

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Originally posted by DJ Shibby A recent study also suddenly decided to claim that the milky way isn't actually 6,000 light years long but rather 12,000 light years. The moral of the story: we actually have no idea what the hell is going on, but as long as we're here we may as well make some damn good modern mythologies. PS: There are fields of matter floating 360/360 (flat or spherical? who knows?) around the suns gravitation, in the middle and outer layers of our solar system. These can be counted as "planets" that are still forming. That makes 11. There's probably millions though, unaccounted for.

Not millions in our solar system though

Wouldn't that make it the 9th planet since Pluto is no longer a planet?

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Originally posted by Renegade Consider my interest aroused...

LOL, my thoughts exactly. Theorising can be interesting and an entertaining activity. Unfortunately that also leaves plenty of room for loosing touch with reality in the absense of actual definitive evidence.

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Originally posted by Renegade My ability to copy and paste things into google tells me that this planet was discovered a while ago (this article is from July 2005) and may be better known to everyone as "Xena". Its discovery, along with other large Kuiper Belt objects, led to Pluto losing its planet status.

always raining on the parade

Pluto is still a planet. Just because a couple noobs said it wasn't doesn't make it so.

via videosift.com

Pretty cool, love this shit!!

and just for the hell of it,,,,
here is some footage from SOHO



just awesome, it really makes one think just how small man really is in this existence..

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Originally posted by Capitalizt Pluto is still a planet. Just because a couple noobs said it wasn't doesn't make it so.

There are 8 planets now according to that astronomy model.

Fuck the model though.

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