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For decades, astronomers around the world have been searching for this. called “Planet X”, which may be located outside our solar system. Researchers believe that because of the large we simply cannot see distances like space objects, but this does not mean that they do not exist. In addition, there are a number reasons that make astronomers look for unknown planets. TO for example, when in 1846 a search was made for Planet X, outside of Uranus planet Neptune was discovered. Then near Neptune was found Pluto. And the discoveries did not end there.
Some astronomers believe that in the far corners of our The solar system may be at least two unknown planets that are possibly as large as ours Land. Similar assumptions appeared after a long study. asteroids located in orbits beyond Neptune and Pluto. how as a rule, the trajectory of such space objects around The sun is characterized by certain unchanging characteristics. But some of them periodically change their movement due to gravitational influence of some invisible from the surface of the earth space objects.
“It can be assumed that the main reason for this phenomenon is the presence of two unknown planets beyond Neptune and Pluto, “- believes Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, professor of astronomy from Complutense University of Madrid. “Naturally, we don’t have 100% information that there are only two of them, because we cannot see it with our own eyes, “- says the scientist.
For decades, astronomers have been arguing about the number of planets in the Solar system and still can not come to one, firm opinion. Yet at the beginning of the 21st century it was believed that there were nine planets, but in 2006 Pluto lost planet status due to relatively small size and strongly inclined orbit. The object was classified as TNO (trans-Neptune objects). After some time, astronomers were other cosmic bodies were discovered, which in their structure very reminiscent of Pluto.
It is possible that recent research in this area may radically change our understanding of the solar system and objects in it.
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