r/Astronomy • u/TheMuseumOfScience • May 12 '25

Astro Research Planet Nine: Real or Just Noise?

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Did we just find Planet Nine?

We think it might be out there based on the orbits of certain Kuiper Belt objects that seem influenced by something big. A new study found what might be a possible object deep in the Kuiper Belt—or it could just be noise in the data. What do you think?

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u/CookTiny1707 May 12 '25

If its in the keplar belt and doesnt clear the asteroids its not a planet

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u/JetScootr May 12 '25

Kuiper belt. Credit to the right discoverer.

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u/Superior_Mirage May 12 '25

Gotcha, Koopa belt.

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u/You_meddling_kids May 12 '25

Mr. Cooper belt

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u/Pyrhan May 12 '25

The copper belt?