If space telescopes can see the beginnings of the universe, why can’t they see planet 9?
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Pluto ? Isn’t that planet 9 ?
Because, at the moment, it still only exists according to the numbers, which suggest it should be there. If it does, its orbit is supposedly highly erratic and it will be difficult to know exactly where to point the scope to see it
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That is a great question, and not an uncommon one! We published an answer that addresses it in a recent Ask Astro column. You can read more here: Could we find Planet Nine using JWST?
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Last I heard , they recommissioned it as a planet again . It was kind of a bummer when they decommissioned it since our science classes always taught that it was a planet . I was kinda glad they brought it back . Yeah , I’m old …
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