Welcome to our new post! Did you know that NASA scientists think there might be a ninth planet in our solar system? In this video, I'll tell you the details of the research about this new planet.
And why do they think there might be another planet? By analyzing the paths of meteors in the Kuiper belt, they have observed that there is a possibility of a planet beyond Neptune. In fact, Neptune was the first planet discovered through mathematics, due to a variation in movement of this type in Uranus' orbit.
The orbits of FT28, SR349, L9, and other objects that orbit in the Kuiper belt suggest that Planet 9 exists. Scientists have been able to trace a possible path for this planet's orbit.
Another factor that may have contributed to the fact that scientists have not yet identified this planet is that, unlike planets, brown dwarfs are more visible in infrared wavelengths and not in visible ones.
An interesting fact is that NASA is looking for volunteers who are willing to help analyze the images captured by telescopes. To do this, they offer a free 15-minute course.
And what exactly do the volunteers do? They examine the images captured during the WISE mission in search of moving objects. Reports can be made by clicking on the images and filling out forms. You have to mark objects that show movement or dipoles. Moving objects follow a constant path, while dipoles oscillate between two poles in a back-and-forth motion. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with other volunteers and scientists.
No specific knowledge is required; you just need to take the free introductory course and have an internet connection.
With the advances in artificial intelligence, why do they need people to evaluate these images? The amount of noise from stars and blurring is too great for current AIs to identify Planet 9.
If you want to take a look or help as a volunteer in the search for Planet 9, here is the link to the website.
To discover Planet 9, they are using a technique similar to the one Clyde Tombaugh used in 1930 to discover Pluto. By comparing two photos taken days apart, he noticed that one of the points moved to the right.
The atmosphere of the coldest brown dwarfs resembles the atmosphere of Jupiter. According to observations from the Spitzer telescope, brown dwarfs have intense storms with lightning.
Our Sun has several neighbors that are neither planets nor stars: brown dwarfs. And what is a brown dwarf? They are balls of gas larger than planets but smaller than stars. The coldest brown dwarf found so far is the Y dwarf, which resembles planets that do not orbit any star. More than 3,800 brown dwarfs have already been discovered.
📚 Data source:
https://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/backyard-worlds-planet-9/
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9/about/research
https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.07424
https://blog.backyardworlds.org/2017/02/20/searches-for-planet-nine/
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9/talk
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9/about/results
https://www.nasa.gov/universe/two-bizarre-brown-dwarfs-found-with-citizen-scientists-help/
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/brown-dwarfs-dont-hang-out-with-stars/
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