From ancient byways to modern highways, glimpses of faith are everywhere...

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Beyond Pluto: X, Y and ?

(Uploaded by Gabefair)
Life used to be so deliciously simple.  All you had to do in grade school was master this simple acronym:  My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.

Memorize this mouthwatering statement and you would not only know how many planets are in our solar system, but you could also reel off their names.

Not so these days...  It seems that there are some toppings on the pizzas that Mother was just unaware of.  NBC News reports that “at least two planets larger than Earth likely lurk in the dark depths of space far beyond Pluto.”

Why do scientists now think that Planets X and Y (and who knows what else) probably exist out there?  Their theory stems from analyses of ETNO (“extreme trans-Neptunian objects”) orbits.

“Some invisible forces” seem to be altering these orbits, and the “most probable explanation is that other unknown planets exist beyond Neptune and Pluto.”  Current calculations predict that “there are at least two [of these] planets, and probably more…”  

Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-report-says-all-cancers-will-die-off-by-2050/ar-AA8fN9F

Copyright January 21, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke   All Rights Reserved


No comments:

Post a Comment