To the Nines

Artistic Rendition of Planet Nine   (Image by Tom Ruen)

If you’re aiming to be a planet, size matters.  That was the rationale for downgrading Pluto to its current dwarf status.

Which leaves a mighty gap in our solar system.  It’s no longer dressed to the nines without Pluto's inclusion. And although eight is great, nine is divine.

So something must be done to fill the gap.  And best it be done by Michael Brown, the very culprit who demoted Pluto. Brown is therefore rising to the occasion.  He thinks that he’s found a Planet Nine substitute, one that is “many times” larger than Earth.  Trouble is, nobody’s (yet?) proven its existence.

Resources

https://news.yahoo.com/astronomers-still-looking-elusive-planet-142159556.html

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