They Found A Potential “Super-Earth” At The Edge of The Solar System

this is BIG news..

Could you imagine the implications?  There have been some incredible pictures of Pluto this year with unprecedented clarity.  And now, astronomers think they may have detected a new large planet like formation past Pluto, at the very edge of our solar system.  Here is a bit more information on the developments:

Astronomers using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found a distant object in the direction of Alpha Centauri. The object appears to be in the outer region of our solar system, and depending on its distance could be a hypothesized ”super-Earth.”

In 2014, ALMA found a faint object in the direction of Alpha Centauri A & B. The object was again observed in May of this year, this time more clearly. Given that the object is within a few arcseconds of the Alpha Centauri system, it would seem reasonable to presume that it could be part of that system, possibly gravitationally bound as Alpha Centauri D. The Centauri system is about 4 light years away, and at that distance (given the object’s brightness at submillimeter wavelengths) it would have to be a red dwarf star. But such a star would also be clearly visible in the infrared, so if this object is Alpha Centauri D we should have seen it long ago.

It seems to be somewhat of a coincidence in that it was in the direction of Alpha Centauri.  Now that they have figured that out, expect much more focus on this unusual formation.  Here is one of the possibilites about this object which is the cause for all the buzz:

Another possibility (which seems more likely to the object’s discoverers) is that it is about 300 AU away and about 1.5 times the size of Earth, making it the first “super-Earth” found in our solar system.

Check back for updates.

thanks to forbes.com for the great info



218 Comments

  7. Matt Dimbylow said:

    I love the picture, just a tad overly provocative, a body in the dark freezing corners of our solar system looking very bright and watery

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  8. Golden Martz said:

    There is only so much evolution can do our kind of terrestrial life could not adapt that far it would be be like a a virus evolving into a bacteria so that it could evolve into a parasite all 3 of those things are so far apart in evolutionary paths that it could never happen

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  12. Shea Leone said:

    So you would rather us stay on earth and continue to destroy…as opposed to save our earth and mine the universe instead?isn’t that the direction we are going to go regardless? Lol

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  13. Nick Stanfield said:

    Time travel is the answer to getting there and I hope somebody figures out a way to do that soon. You would have to create ‘if you will’ a sort of bubble around whatever craft you have and bend light and time around it in a way to bring it to you, not you going to it. I know this post isn’t about time travel but I just wanted to put it out there. A lot of things are possible just not thought up yet. And you can’t be so quick to judge what another planet has on it because of the many possibilities of what it could have. The universe has a lot in store for us and it takes an open mind to help figure out it’s wonders.

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  14. Shea Leone said:

    Everyone who leaves a comment about ruining another planet…are you serious? So let’s stay on our planet and continue to mine it of its resources and eventually all of us die….ares opposed to saving our own world and mining the universe instead….tell you what, eventually when we start exploring the final frontier, you guys get to stay on the dying world.

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  20. AJ Boyce said:

    I thought in order for life to exist the planet had to reside inside that, whatever that zone is that they call it lol the life zone. where it’s not too hot and not too cold

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  23. Ryan Wagenknight said:

    Seems they will post anything for a click. This story is bs. There is planetoids in the ortt cloud other than Pluto and larger than Pluto but really that’s it. I would assume that some of them also have water or frozen water on them. But just speculation on my part.

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  27. Dan Levin said:

    Yeah. I’m open to the possibility of an earth sized planet out there but the chances of it existing as described are very low.

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  34. Jerri Border said:

    Ok. Like it would even matter. How many generations would it take to get there? Plus if we as a species can’t take care if this planet. Why would we deserve another? We shouldn’t be looking for a new home. We should be fixing this one. Fucking human race is unbearable. And I am human. I’m ashamed of this world. Period.

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  39. Danny Milotta said:

    Isn’t it great how you stopped short of the actual info that it is highly unlikely that it is a “super – earth.” Clickbate for sure.

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  42. Ryan Kody said:

    Does anybody here know anything about quantum physics…. cosmology… the laws of relativity? Lol. How planets, moons, and solar systems are formed….. Lol. Are aliens out there? Absolutely.. have they ever been here? No. Lol. Can they get here? No…. Can we get there? No…. Will either of us ever be able to do so….. no…. and it’s not a matter of technology that binds us or them from doing so….. it’s the very fabric and nature of the Universe that prevents us. Like it or not,the Universe was not made to travel or send messages. Sorry. Learn about the real story, not the one you desire to be true…… what is this…. religion? Lol

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  44. Ricky Jensen said:

    Its like ur saying u dont deserve another glass of water ud rather pour it out in front of ur starving family. U dont respect the value of life

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  46. Ricky Jensen said:

    Its like saying u dont deserve another glass of water and would pour it out in front of ur starving family. Just cuz u cant fix ur toilet

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