Filip W on Nostr: interesting research update on Kuiper Belt - a hidden planet with a mass about ...
interesting research update on Kuiper Belt - a hidden planet with a mass about 1.5–3 times that of Earth could be lurking at the edge of the solar system, according to computer simulations done by researchers in Japan. Certainly not a new basic concept, but some interesting new approaches nonetheless
🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/earth-sized-planet-could-be-lurking-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system-simulations-suggests/
the article also contains a cautious endorsement from Mastodon's resident planetary scientist npub1uw8g8f3g29gw8uxfcj5863rnc783xyk0alqm9mcsx3leut98dausxy88kr (npub1uw8…88kr): "this work is on the way to explaining a lot of things that we can’t currently explain"
#space #science #astronomy
🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/earth-sized-planet-could-be-lurking-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system-simulations-suggests/
the article also contains a cautious endorsement from Mastodon's resident planetary scientist npub1uw8g8f3g29gw8uxfcj5863rnc783xyk0alqm9mcsx3leut98dausxy88kr (npub1uw8…88kr): "this work is on the way to explaining a lot of things that we can’t currently explain"
#space #science #astronomy