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Astronomer's discover "strange object" beyond Neptune orbiting the sun backwards
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:39 am
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:39 am
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Past Neptune, in the outer solar system, astronomers have recently discovered a new mystery object orbiting the sun on a plane nearly perpendicular to the rest of the planets. Adding to the weirdness, the trans-Neptunian object, which has been nicknamed "Niku," is also spinning around the sun backwards, in the opposite direction of the rest of the planets. So far, astronomers have little idea what could cause such abnormal celestial behavior.
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"It suggests that there's more going on in the outer solar system than we're fully aware of," Matthew Holman, a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center told The New Scientist. Although Holman's team initially thought the other mysterious object beyond Neptune, Planet Nine might have influenced Niku's orbit, further analysis showed Niku is too close for any possible Planet Nine to have an impact. The team did, however, discover that Niku, which is estimated to be less than 200 kilometers in diameter, is actually a part of a group of objects, all of which are circling the sun backwards on the same 110-degree plane.
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This post was edited on 8/12/16 at 10:41 am
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:41 am to LewDawg
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Goddamn Death Star
We are fricked.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:41 am to musick
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astronomers have little idea what could cause such abnormal celestial behavior.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:42 am to Godfather1
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This post was edited on 8/12/16 at 10:58 am
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:47 am to musick
quote:Or as Peej calls it, the "Mother Ship."
Astronomer's discover "strange object" beyond Neptune orbiting the sun backwards
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:48 am to Breesus
If you'll keep on zooming in real close, you'll see me and the Emperor looking back...
Soon...
Soon...
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:49 am to Darth_Vader
Y'all cover that exhaust pipe yet?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 10:50 am to musick
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the trans-Neptunian object
I guess our stupid planet doesn't have a monopoly on the stupid SJW gender bullshite.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:02 am to musick
*paging Jon55*
*paging Jon55*
We need clarification Jon55...
What are we looking at?
*paging Jon55*
We need clarification Jon55...
What are we looking at?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:05 am to musick
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Astronomer's discover "strange object" beyond Neptune orbiting the sun backwards
It's Les Miles secret playbook.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:07 am to musick
If it is perpendicular then how do they know it is going backwards?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:08 am to chryso
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If it is perpendicular then how do they know it is going backwards?
Science bitch
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:15 am to chryso
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If it is perpendicular then how do they know it is going backwards?
"nearly perpendicular" It isn't actually perpendicular, it's on a 110 degree plane
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:21 am to musick
Well that's it, the Milky Way will be consumed. Nice knowin' y'all.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:33 am to THRILLHO
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the trans-Neptunian object
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I guess our stupid planet doesn't have a monopoly on the stupid SJW gender bullshite.
More bathrooms???
shite we're going to end up with more bathrooms than people
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:45 am to LewDawg
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Goddamn Death Star
I was just about to post the same thing.
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