In the Solar System can hide even two planets … – Gazeta.pl

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Discoveries the scientists under the leadership of the Spanish professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos observations made during the so-called. trans-Neptunian objects, or planetoidów farther away from the Sun than Neptune, specifically those traveling on a very distant orbits – The Independent gives service.

Such objects usually are arranged randomly, but those observed by scientists move in unexpected ways, which may indicate that they are attracted by the larger, invisible object.

Invisible forces change orbit planetoidów

– The excessive number of objects moving in orbits unexpectedly pushed us to the conclusion that some invisible force distribution change of orbital elements of these objects – says de la Fuente Marcos. – In our view, the most likely explanation is the existence of planets yet unknown to us farther away than Neptune and Pluto – he said.

The research is published in the scientific journal “Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters”. One of the objections that arise at this stage, is that computer simulations of the process of the formation of the solar system have shown that beyond Neptune there are no planets moving in a circular orbit – writes The Independent.

brings us a revolution in astronomy?

– The data that we have, are limited, but our calculations show that in the area of ​​our the solar system are still at least two of the planet, and probably there are even more – he says.

In the coming months, to be published next study, conducted on a larger sample of objects.

– These results may trigger a revolution in astronomy – said de la Fuente Marcos.

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