Planet 'X' ?

Richard G · 9th March 2003, 10:15 AM

What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before.

Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease.

Oso · 9th March 2003, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Richard G
What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before.

Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease.

At ease? We've only got 2 months left man! If you've got anything you want to do before you die do it now. Quit your job, leave the old lady, send all your $ to charity (I'll PM you with an address).

If you have any doubts, check this link.

http://www.badastronomy.com/

On second thought, send me... cough, I mean the 'charity', your $ now, before you waste time following the above link.

Goshawk · 9th March 2003, 12:36 PM

More specifically...

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/index.html

And bring popcorn, 'cause it's a real hoot.

9th March 2003, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Richard G
What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before.

Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease.

Two answers to this.

1) Planet X.

There was an article a couple of months back in the New Scientist entitled "somewhere out beyond Pluto, something is wiping space clear." Apparently there is mounting evidence of very large kuiper-belt objects waiting to be discovered.

2) Planet Nibiru.

Which, according to some New-Agers is supposedly another planet on a very long orbit which is coming comet-like into the inner solar system. The problem with this theory is that it's supposed to arrive this year, but at the moment nobody has spotted it, and for it to be that far away and still get here this year it would need to be travelling too fast to be in a solar orbit.

10th March 2003, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Richard G
What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before.

Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease.

Just more Chicken-Little hooey from Catastrophic Millenialists who don't understand astronomy...

sadluxation · 11th March 2003, 08:24 AM

Phil Plait did an excellent lecture at the Amaz!ng Meeting about it.

Along with TAM being a hoax.....?

9th March 2003, 10:15 AM	#1
Richard G Muse Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 940	Planet 'X' ? What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before. Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease.
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9th March 2003, 10:41 AM	#2
Oso Thinker Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 170	Re: Planet 'X' ? Quote: Originally posted by Richard G What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before. Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease. At ease? We've only got 2 months left man! If you've got anything you want to do before you die do it now. Quit your job, leave the old lady, send all your $ to charity (I'll PM you with an address). If you have any doubts, check this link. http://www.badastronomy.com/ On second thought, send me... cough, I mean the 'charity', your $ now, before you waste time following the above link.
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9th March 2003, 01:47 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Planet 'X' ? Quote: Originally posted by Richard G What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before. Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease. Two answers to this. 1) Planet X. There was an article a couple of months back in the New Scientist entitled "somewhere out beyond Pluto, something is wiping space clear." Apparently there is mounting evidence of very large kuiper-belt objects waiting to be discovered. 2) Planet Nibiru. Which, according to some New-Agers is supposedly another planet on a very long orbit which is coming comet-like into the inner solar system. The problem with this theory is that it's supposed to arrive this year, but at the moment nobody has spotted it, and for it to be that far away and still get here this year it would need to be travelling too fast to be in a solar orbit.
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10th March 2003, 03:35 PM	#5
Kiri Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Planet 'X' ? Quote: Originally posted by Richard G What is this nonsense. An old school friend of mine is babbling about the end of the world, and I just KNOW its been discussed here before. Someone fill me in so I may put my insane friend at ease. Just more Chicken-Little hooey from Catastrophic Millenialists who don't understand astronomy...
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11th March 2003, 08:24 AM	#6
sadluxation Critical Thinker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London Posts: 336	Phil Plait did an excellent lecture at the Amaz!ng Meeting about it. Along with TAM being a hoax.....?
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9th March 2003, 12:36 PM	#3
Goshawk Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Decatur, Illinois, USA Posts: 1,453	More specifically... http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/index.html And bring popcorn, 'cause it's a real hoot.