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Dwarf planet 'The Goblin' discovery redefining solar system

Massively elongated orbit suggests object is influenced by theoretical giant Planet Nine in Oort Cloud region

[theguardian.com]

#discovery #solar
Jnei 8 Oct 2
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...it's good to give some attention
to this region,especially since we
demoteted pluto?q

Poor little Pluto.

@Jnei ...wish we could demote
multiple times; shows what gets attention
in our GREAT country. Meanwhile space
junk will land on our roof tops;no people
of color in space;America has child
mortality of 3rd world country⚠️
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Goblin is a dwarf planet, about 6x smaller than Pluto. You are right about the significance of this find. It does suggest that Planet Nine exists. It is also possible that the physics of the Oort Cloud may have things going on that we do not yet understand.

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Interesting.

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