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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 07:54 PM
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Largest planet in the solar system could be about to be discovered?
Scientists believe they may have found a new planet in the far reaches of the solar system, up to four times the mass of Jupiter.

Its orbit would be thousands of times further from the Sun than the Earth's - which could explain why it has so far remained undiscovered.

Data which could prove the existence of Tyche, a gas giant in the outer Oort Cloud, is set to be released later this year - although some believe proof has already been garnered by Nasa with its pace telescope, Wise, and is waiting to be pored over.

Prof Daniel Whitmire from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette believes the data may prove Tyche's existence within two years.

He told the Independent: 'If it does, and I will be doing cartwheels. And that's not easy at our age.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1356748/Search-Tyche-believed-largest-planet-solar-system.html#ixzz1Dz6HgUAp

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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 07:58 PM
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1. After the disappointment of down grading PLUTO
to below Planet status, this might be something to cheer about.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 08:01 PM
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2. Asimov called it Nemisis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_%28star%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_%28Isaac_Asimov_novel%29

And according to IAU rules, it wouldn't be a "planet" because - like Pluto - it hasn't cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
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conspirator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 08:01 PM
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3. Oh shit. It's Nibiru (Or planet X). It's going to bring destruction to our planet
Luckily this from the daily mail
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 08:15 PM
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4. Damn...it's about 14 light-days from us. Thats a Loooong ways.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 08:16 PM
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5. Pluto's gonna be PISSED!!!
:rofl:
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 10:34 PM
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6. lol you guys
supposed to have been scared shitless...CALIPHATE PLANET!!


sorry Beck's Turrets!
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 11:41 PM
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7. This is hugh!!11!



(Well somebody had to say it) :shrug:



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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-11 11:47 PM
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8. You is wright. Very series stuf.
:toast:
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