Scientists Find Evidence for Ninth Planet in Solar System
Caltech’s Konstantin Batygin, an assistant professor of planetary science, and Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy, discuss new research that provides evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system.
Read the Caltech News Story: http://www.caltech.edu/news/caltech-r…
Learn more about:
– Mike Brown’s research: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown
– Konstantin Batygin’s research: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~kbatygin
Attributions:
– Artist’s concept and animation: Robert Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) & WorldWide Telescope
– Images: NASA, Keck Observatory, Cerro Tolo Observatory
– Motion graphics & editing: Caltech AMT
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