Nibiru Returning To Solar System? New study: Rogue planet may be lurking beyond Neptune — Nibiru? A Brazilian astronomer at the National Observatory of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Rodney Gomes, has announced that there may be an undiscovered rogue planet lurking in the shadow of Neptune. Planet Nibiru watchers say the planet is Nibiru. According to Gomes, presenting his findings Tuesday at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Timberline Lodge, Oregon, calculations show that about half a dozen Kuiper Belt objects are in strange orbits, that is, they are orbiting not where they are supposed to be, according to existing models of our solar system. Gomes said that the the strange orbits have only few possible explanations. According to National Geographic, he said: “I think the easiest one is a planetary-mass solar companion.” National Geographic explains that, “a planetary-mass solar companion” is a planet that orbits very far out from the sun but that’s massive enough to be having gravitational effects on Kuiper belt objects.” Kuiper belt objects are small icy bodies—including some dwarf planets—that lie beyond the orbit of Neptune. They are too far to be easily seen with telescopes. Pluto, about 1,400 miles in diameter, once considered the ninth planet of our solar system, is now considered one of the largest Kuiper belt objects. Astronomers are discovering in the kuiper belt, dozens of other objects hundreds of miles across. Gomes’ theory is that the unseen planet he proposes is making its presence felt by disturbing the orbits of Kuiper belt objects. Read more: digitaljournal/article/324934#ixzz2jHg0xsBN
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:08:26 +0000
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