Is Planet Nine Hiding or Never Existed? New Cosmic Clues Bring Us Closer to the Truth.

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Ammonite's orbit, the new TNO, challenges the Planet Nine hypothesis. What secrets does our outer solar system hold? Find out! Like detectives, astronomers use telescopes to unravel the universe's enigmas. The Planet Nine case takes an unexpected turn. Is it real or an illusion?The latest discoveries force us to re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about the edges of our solar system. #PlanetNine #AstronomyDetectives #CosmicMysteries

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00:00Unveiling the mysteries of the outer solar system, the cosmos calls us to be detectives.

00:05One of the most intriguing, the elusive search for planet 9, and the peculiar orbits of trans-Neptunian objects, or TNOs,

00:13astronomers worldwide, equipped with state-of-the-art telescopes,

00:17are meticulously piecing together the most subtle clues from space to solve the greatest mysteries of our solar system.

00:23For nearly a decade, the scientific community has hypothesized the existence of a ninth planet,

00:28a theoretical icy gas giant believed to reside beyond Neptune's orbit.

00:34This hypothesis emerged to explain the unusual movements of certain TNOs.

00:39Early clues seemed promising, indications in archival images and a June study that estimated a 40% probability of its existence.

00:47It was as if cosmic detectives had identified their first suspect.

00:51But the plot thickens with each new discovery.

00:53The recent finding of 2023 KQ, dubbed ammonite, is an excellent example of how new information challenges existing theories.

01:03Ammonite is a sedenoid, a rare class of TNOs with a large semi-Meyer axis,

01:08a perihelion greater than 50 astronomical units, and a highly eccentric orbit.

01:13Its main characteristic is that Neptune's gravity does not significantly influence its orbit.

01:19To date, only for sedenoids have been discovered.

01:22Sedna 2012 VP, Lela Kuhunua, and now ammonite.

01:28Ammonite's peculiar orbit, observed with the Subaru Telescope in 2023,

01:32presents a significant challenge to the Planet 9 hypothesis.

01:36While its orbit has been stable for 4.5 billion years,

01:40numerical simulations suggest that all four sedenoids were in similar orbits about 4.2 billion years ago.

01:47This implies that something dramatic happened in the outer reaches of the solar system,

01:52about 400 million, years after their birth.

01:55The crucial revelation is that ammonites' current orbit is substantially different from that of its fellow sedenoids.

02:01This anomaly indicates that the outer solar system is far more complex than previously believed,

02:06and, most importantly, imposes new constraints on the possible location of Planet 9.

02:12Dr. Yu Kun Huang, the lead researcher,

02:15directly states that ammonite's distinctive orbit reduces the probability of the Planet 9 hypothesis.

02:22This isn't a definitive death certificate for the hypothetical planet,

02:25but it certainly leaves it fewer places in the outer solar system to hide from us.

02:30This iterative process of proposing, testing, and refining hypotheses based on new evidence

02:35is the very essence of cosmic detective work.

02:39Furthermore, the discovery of objects like 2020 VN-40 underscores this investigative nature.

02:45This TNO found by the Lido Survey using telescopes such as the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope

02:50exhibits a unique orbital alignment, orbiting the Sun once for every 10 orbits completed by Neptune.

02:57Its closest approach to the Sun coincides with Neptune's proximity,

03:01an unusual alignment compared to other TNOs.

03:05This finding lends credence to the theory that many distant celestial bodies

03:09are temporarily captured by Neptune's gravity.

03:12It's like finding a consistent pattern that strengthens a theory,

03:15even if the individual movements are complex.

03:18Astronomers, in their role as detectives, rely on sophisticated tools to gather their evidence.

03:23From Earth, they study TNOs by analyzing their heat emissions, colors, and spectra.

03:30Telescopes like Subaru and the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope,

03:33and future observatories such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,

03:37are the equivalent of forensic laboratories,

03:40allowing them to locate these elusive objects in the vast, dark expanse.

03:44Each discovery, each unique orbit,

03:47is a new window into understanding the solar system's past,

03:50enabling them to reconstruct the events that shaped our cosmic home billions of years ago.

03:55The search continues,

03:57and every new clue brings us one step closer

03:59to unveiling the secrets of our vast and mysterious cosmic neighborhood.

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