Tag: Vera Rubin Observatory
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Planet Y: New Clues for a Hidden World Beyond Neptune
Background: Why Planet Y Matters Planet Y is not a direct discovery but a compelling puzzle in the outer reaches of our solar system. Researchers have pointed to slight but persistent tilts in the orbits of distant Kuiper Belt objects—the icy bodies that lie beyond Neptune—as a clue that something unseen may be tugging on…
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Planet Y: New clues of an unseen world in the outer solar system
What is Planet Y? Planet Y is not declared a discovery but rather a strong hint toward an unseen world lurking far beyond Neptune. In a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, lead author Amir Siraj from Princeton describes Planet Y as likely smaller than Earth but larger than Mercury.…
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Planet Y: New Clues to a Hidden World Beyond Neptune
Introduction: A Puzzle Beyond Neptune Planeta Y is not yet a confirmed planet, but a carefully argued clue in a long-running debate about the solar system’s outer reaches. The idea rests on subtle tilts in the orbits of distant icy bodies beyond Neptune, within the Kuiper Belt, where new observations are hard-won and easy to…