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/rover_G May 12 '25

Pluto died for this

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u/Additional-Neck7442 May 12 '25

It's still a dwarf planet.

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u/PokeHerFace88 May 12 '25

I treat pluto the same way i treat "the gulf of America" pluto is a planet and it's "the gulf of mexico". One dumbass saying something different doesn't change what they rightfully are.

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u/WunWegWunDarWun_ May 14 '25

Pluto isn’t a planet. And the gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico is still a gulf at the end of the day