Dark Jupiter May Haunt Edge of Solar System

dlofnep

A century of comet data suggests a dark, Jupiter-sized object is lurking at the solar system’s outer edge and hurling chunks of ice and dust toward Earth.

“We’ve accumulated 10 years more data, double the comets we viewed to test this hypothesis,” said planetary scientist John Matese of the University of Louisiana. “Only now should we be able to falsify or verify that you could have a Jupiter-mass object out there.”

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/11/oort-cloud-companion/

There have been discussions of a brown dwarf or gas planet laying outside the solar system for some time now.

thebouldwhacker

Not that I know anything about it but it doesn't sound very convincing...:eek:

Helix

CT silliness imo

all this nibiru/planet x crap, there'll be a lot more of it in the next 2 years too unfortunately, as we count down to the massive non event of the end of the mayan calendar cycle

dlofnep

Helix wrote: »

CT silliness imo

all this nibiru/planet x crap, there'll be a lot more of it in the next 2 years too unfortunately, as we count down to the massive non event of the end of the mayan calendar cycle

Did you read the article? It's nothing to do with nibiru or conspiracy theories. It's a legitimate theory, with international credibility - held by many astronomers. A large gas giant in the Oort Cloud area or slightly beyond would be very difficult to detect.

I'm not sure where the Mayan calender comes into this?

Helix

dlofnep wrote: »

Did you read the article? It's nothing to do with nibiru or conspiracy theories. It's a legitimate theory, with international credibility - held by many astronomers. A large gas giant in the Oort Cloud area or slightly beyond would be very difficult to detect.

I'm not sure where the Mayan calender comes into this?

yeah i read it

i stand by my post

dlofnep

Helix wrote: »

yeah i read it

i stand by my post

So perhaps you'll point out the following.

• Any mention of nibiru.
• Any mention of the mayan calendar.
• The conspiracy in question.

Seems like you're trying to hijack a perfectly legitimate thread.

peterako

Hmm...

Having also read the article I can only see:

A viable Theory being put forward with data

And hopefully WISE or another observation will prove or disprove it.

I'm with dlofnep on this one.

Thanks for the original post too.

(Continued) Clear skies!
Peter