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Old May 15th 12, 03:24 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Orval Fairbairn
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Default New Planet Found in Our Solar System?

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1884617.451.1337068774103.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbaf5,
wrote:

On Monday, May 14, 2012 2:07:28 PM UTC-7, wrote:
"An as yet undiscovered planet might be orbiting at
the dark fringes of the solar system, according to
new research.

Too far out to be easily spotted by telescopes, the
potential unseen planet appears to be making its
presence felt by disturbing the orbits of so-called
Kuiper belt objects, said Rodney Gomes, an
astronomer at the National Observatory of Brazil
in Rio de Janeiro."

See:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...net-solar-syst
em-kuiper-belt-space-science


This sounds a bit like a small Nemesis? Maybe big enough
to send the dinos special gifts and maybe fiscal conservatives
as well.............................................. ..Trig


If it is, it won't spare "Progressives," either!