The long hunt for new objects in our expanding solar system

Kevin Orrman-Rossiter; Alice Gorman

The long hunt for new objects in our expanding solar system

Kevin Orrman-Rossiter
, Alice Gorman

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Recognise these planet names: Vulcan, Neptune, Pluto, Nemesis, Tyche and Planet X? They all have one thing in common: their existence was predicted to account for unexplained phenomena in our solar system.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 4 Feb 2016

Keywords

Astronomy
Exoplanets
Planets
Solar System
Sun
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Planet Nine

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The long hunt for new objects in our expanding solar system

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