(Paper) Evidence of a Jovian Mass Solar Companion in the Oort Cloud? |
(Paper) Evidence of a Jovian Mass Solar Companion in the Oort Cloud? |
Apr 27 2010, 05:07 AM
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... a new confirmation of the "Nemesis" theory Persistent Evidence of a Jovian Mass Solar Companion in the Oort Cloud |
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Apr 28 2010, 02:37 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
They do mention IRAS, and sort of artfully adjust their constraints to account for the fact that it was not in fact previously discovered.
Well, the best part of this hypothesis is that it can be tested fairly rigorously. A lot of us here have been half-expecting WISE to discover at least one massive body closer than Proxima as discussed in other threads, and "half-expecting" is precisely the numerical probability assigned by the authors to this putative distant Jovian! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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