Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp...
by sohkamyung on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:33PM
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The odds of catching an unknown planet dimming a star are (pardon the pun) astronomical.
Even the New Horizons team needed a lot of effort to catch their new target passing in front of a star [1]. Granted, Planet Nine is a bigger target, but the odds are still pretty low.
Even the New Horizons team needed a lot of effort to catch their new target passing in front of a star [1]. Granted, Planet Nine is a bigger target, but the odds are still pretty low.
[1] "NASA’s New Horizons Team Strikes Gold in Argentina" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-new-horizons-team-strike...