Not so long ago, California scientists put forward a hypothesis about the existence of the ninth planet of the solar system. They started talking about this after evaluating the features of planetary motion in the Kuiper belt. It has not yet been possible to see this mysterious celestial body, but scientists have provided quite convincing evidence that it exists.
Michael brown
For the first time, the presence of the ninth planet of the solar system spoke "Pluto killer" Michael Brown. This scientist proved that Pluto is not a planet, for which he received the nickname "killer". In 2010, he even wrote a book about this event. Depriving Pluto of the status of a planet was negatively perceived by society.
Michael discovered the new, ninth planet of the solar system, for which he was ridiculed in the scientific ranks, commenting on this find by the rehabilitation method for the "murder".
The new body of the solar system
Allegedly discovered by Brown, the new planet, like Eribu and Pluto, belongs to the gas giants. It looks about the same as Neptune: according to scientists, it is three times the diameter of the Earth and ten times our mass. According to these indicators, it is located between giants and exoplanets.
Far away from us
The planet farthest from the Sun is Neptune. It is located at 4.5 billion km. The new, ninth planet of the solar system is located even further from Neptune: according to some reports, twenty times further. To understand how far these planets are from us, one should turn to NASA data: their satellite flew to Neptune in nine years. If he were sent to the new ninth planet, then the flight would take more than fifty years, and then only if the planet came as close to the Sun as possible. It would take three hundred years for a satellite to reach the extreme point of its orbit.
Orbit
The open ninth planet of the solar system excited scientists and made a lot of work. Astronomers around the world began to find out what her orbit and not only.
The experiments showed that the orbit of the new body is very large: according to conservative estimates, it makes a complete revolution around the Sun in 15-20 thousand years. If these calculations are correct, then the last time she was at the Earth in those days when it was inhabited by mammoths. The entire earthly history of the development of human civilization can fit in just one year of the ninth planet.
Fifth giant
Based on the structure of the Kuiper belt, scientists back in 2011 put forward a theory about the presence of a fifth giant belonging to our solar system. This opinion appeared after astronomers tried to explain exactly how a complex of asteroids was formed that constantly move in a given orbit. Using a computer, more than a hundred different event models were tested. As a result of the checks, astronomers came to the conclusion that in the solar system there is another giant planet, five in a row in our system.
Presumably about four billion years ago, a giant planet pushed Neptune from its orbit at Jupiter and Saturn. Because of this, he ended up behind Uranus. During this flight, Neptune brought with him the primary building elements that were thrown out of today's orbit. It was they who formed the heart of the Kuiper belt. Scientists did not know what kind of planet this could be.
After they discovered the ninth planet, some of the mysteries of outer space began to clear up. According to some opinions, after the giant threw out Neptune, it flew into space. It is likely that the gravitational forces of other planets have changed the orbit of flight.
Deep space flights
The main problem of distant interstellar travel is that our ships do not have enough fuel to plow the expanses of the universe for years. Probes and reconnaissance ships use the tactics of gravitational maneuvers. It helps to accelerate ships to a certain speed, saving fuel. For a satellite aimed at exploring distant planets, Jupiter was such a “fuel”.
If someday people decide to send a ship to far space, then gravity of the ninth planet can help it in flight. However, such a flight technique may have problems. For example. If the gravity of planet No. 9 will be less than that of Neptune, then the speed of the ship will be extremely low. In any case, to say exactly what properties the new celestial body has, people can only when they study it in detail.
Planet number 9, or the "planet of death"
With any new high-profile discovery, there are always people who begin to vote around the world about the apocalypse. And the more you can learn about how the universe, the ninth planet and other bodies are arranged, the more information appears that this celestial body will bring death to the Earth.
Almost immediately after the announcement of the find, information appeared that this body is that mysterious Nibiru. It is assumed that only the elect know about its existence, but its presence is hidden from the public. And as soon as it comes close to the Earth, all living things will die: the strongest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions will begin, as a result the apocalypse will occur.
The probability of an apocalypse is
And what is the ninth planet of the solar system called, and what effect does it have on Earth? A new find is called Planet X or Planet 9. This celestial body cannot become a direct cause of a serious catastrophe, although some scientists say that it has tremendous gravity, which can become an indirect culprit of various cataclysms. It can drag huge asteroids from outer space and “launch” them into us, but it will not be possible to dodge it. Of course, the realization of such a scenario is unlikely, but this should not be ruled out.
Planet X
For centuries, scientists have been discussing the existence of a ninth object. They remember and forget about him. Interest in the new discovery grew because of the author, who put forward the theory of the existence of a giant. Brown is a famous scientist. He discovered Eris and a number of other celestial bodies, and in 2005, thanks to his data, Pluto lost its status as a planet.
The idea of the existence of another object in our solar system for many years arose and disappeared, but after its publication by Brown, it aroused great interest of astronomers around the world.
Or maybe she isn’t
The most important of all that is said above is that no one has seen Planet X. Scientists have only theoretical guesses, the results of simulations. There is no other supporting evidence for the presence of a new celestial body. All guesses are based on anomalies of the orbits, the behavior of cosmic bodies, which are influenced by some kind of mysterious huge force. Confirm guesses can only visual detection of the body, but this has not happened yet.
Proof of
J. Wesper and P. Mason from New Mexico have built over one hundred and fifty computer models of the giant's behavior. About forty percent of theories that the object is fixed outside the orbit of Pluto, where it performs the same rotation around the body. In other cases, X passed through the solar system and flew into space.
There is such a thing as orphan planets. They are formed outside of any systems. There are such objects that were once formed in other systems and left them, going to wander around space. Such scenarios are due to the impact of other objects located in the systems: they have some effect and throw out those who do not suit them from their ranks.
They began to talk about the discovery of orphans in the early nineties of the last century, and they began to find them only in our time. According to assumptions, their number can reach 500 billion. Such bodies are difficult to detect due to a lack of methods and constant movement, darkening by the stars around which they fly. Available equipment allows you to see only those travelers who are quite large: about the same as that of Saturn or Jupiter.
Their ten
Information about a new find in the solar system quickly spread throughout the world, people began to ask the question: "What is the name of the ninth planet and are there any other discoveries?" So far, this body is not called - Planet X.
Scientists decided to conduct research on the Kuiper belt in order to identify objects that fit conditional descriptions. During the analysis, they found a second Mars and thousands more interesting bodies with which to work. This find was called the tenth planet. According to calculations, the twin of Mars is 50 light years away from the Sun, and the orbit has an 8-degree inclination to the ecliptic. The find has some effect on the objects of the belt. By assumption, in antiquity it was located closer to the luminary, and now it has been thrown to the very edge of the orbit.