Reference: Ker Than "Did Earth once have multiple moons? "
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13836
With thanks to Lee
Robbie Williams and Aliens
Robbie Williams has always struck me as being a pretty sharp
bloke, so I guess I'm not surprised to find that he has a major interest in the
paranormal, including UFOs. Attendees of the 2008 Laughlin UFO Conference
may have been surprised to find him among their number in February; surprised,
and I'm sure, elated. BBC Radio has just broadcast a programme featuring
the singer's trip to the conference. He brought along the journalist who
recorded the show, Jon Ronson, as well as a more sceptical friend of his.
It's a brilliant show, because Robbie opens up about his
interest in the subject, despite his concern about how this will play among
newspaper journalists back home in England. He clearly enjoys immersing
himself in the whole subject, and his attitude towards it is a healthy mix of
open-minded interest and scientific scepticism.
Robbie wonders about what 2012 might bring, and instead of
just waiting to find out, wants to 'do something'. As such, he's recently
spent a lot of time surfing paranormal websites, and attending UFO-related
events. He's very open to the possibility that UFOs exist, and are
potentially present all the time in our skies. He speculates that they are
spotted 'when they make a mistakes and the shields come down."
The radio programme focuses on his discussion with the mother
of a British abductee, Ann Andrews, who gives a talk at the conference.
She is convinced that her son's stories of alien abduction are true, and she's
written several books about the case. Robbie interviews her, and it's
quite revealing on both fronts. At the end, she says "You look very much
like Robbie Williams". He replies, "I am Robbie Williams".
Here's the link to the radio programme on the BBC, which is
well worth listening to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/robbieandjonjourney.shtml
Dr Who and the Winged Disk Connection
Dr Who
and the Winged Disk
I take a look at some of the
symbols used recently in the new Doctor Who series.
Cold Brown Dwarf Discovery
Now
this is what I'm talking about! Here's an image of what is a rather red
'brown dwarf', which is very cold indeed by stellar standards. It would
approximate a Nemesis-style object in our own solar system back yard. Here's the
press release:
"An
international team of astronomers has discovered the coldest brown dwarf star
ever observed. This finding, to be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, is a new step
toward filling the gap between stars and planets.
"An
international team [1] led by French and Canadian astronomers has just
discovered the coldest brown dwarf ever observed. Their results will soon be
published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. This new finding was made possible by
the performance of telescopes worldwide [2]: Canada France Hawaii Telescope
(CFHT) and Gemini North Telescope, both located in Hawaii, and the ESO/NTT
located in Chile.
"The brown dwarf is named CFBDS J005910.83-011401.3 (it
will be called CFBDS0059 in the following). Its temperature is about 350°C and
its mass about 15-30 times the mass of Jupiter, the largest planet of our solar
system [3]. Located about 40 light years from our solar system, it is an
isolated object, meaning that it doesn't orbit another star.
"Brown
dwarfs are intermediate bodies between stars and giant planets (like Jupiter).
The mass of brown dwarfs is usually less than 70 Jupiter masses. Because of
their low mass, their central temperature is not high enough to maintain
thermonuclear fusion reactions over a long time. In contrast to a star like our
Sun, which spends most of its lifetime burning hydrogen, hence keeping a
constant internal temperature, a brown dwarf spends its lifetime getting colder
and colder after its formation.
"The first brown dwarfs were detected in
1995. Since then, this type of stellar object has been found to share common
properties with giant planets, even though differences remain. For example,
clouds of dust and aerosols, as well as large amounts of methane, were detected
in their atmosphere (for the coldest ones), just as in the atmosphere of Jupiter
and Saturn. However, there were still two major differences. In the brown dwarf
atmospheres, water is always in gaseous state, while it condenses into water ice
in giant planets; and ammonia has never been detected in the brown dwarf
near-infrared spectra, while it is a major component of Jupiter's atmosphere.
CFBDS0059, the newly-discovered brown dwarf, looks much more like a giant planet
than the known classes of brown dwarfs, both because of its low temperature and
because of the presence of ammonia.
"To date, two classes of brown dwarfs
have been known: the L dwarfs (temperature of 1200-2000°C), which have clouds of
dust and aerosols in their high atmosphere; and the T dwarfs (temperature lower
than 1200°C), which have a very different spectrum because of methane forming in
their atmospheres. Because it contains ammonia and has a much lower temperature
than do L and T dwarfs, CFBDS0059 might be the prototype of a new class of brown
dwarfs to be called the Y dwarfs. This new class would then become the missing
link in the sequence from the hottest stars to giant planets of less than
-100°C, by filling the gap now left in the
midrange."
Reference: A & A Press
Release, 10th April 2008 http://www.aanda.org/content/view/298/42/lang,en/ With thanks to David and Bruce
New Book Reviews
'Hidden Secrets of "Many, but One"' by
Donald Ryles
'The Way of the Explorer'
Revised Ed by
Dr Edgar Mitchell with Dwight
Williams
Andy Lloyd's new novel
I've been working really hard over the last couple of months
to write my first novel, and I am glad to say that the work is now
complete. It will be the first in a trilogy of books, which will explore
the Dark Star system and its occupants in a fictional format. This first
book introduces the Dark Star to readers in a way that is exciting, intriguing
and ultimately revelatory. The manuscript is currently going though the
process of editing and proof-reading.
If you want to receive info about the book
upon its release (it will be published by the Timeless Voyager Press
later in the year) then please drop me an email to
andy3751@hotmail.com.
I've also just completed a
new article for Paranoia magazine, due for publication in the Autumn. It
will take a look at the current question of 'Planet X and
2012'.
Thanks for your continuing
support!
Andy Lloyd, author of the acclaimed
book "Dark Star: The Planet X Evidence"
Meteorite from the
Past
It seems remarkable, but this little piece of rock might be
sufficient for planetary scientists to piece together a picture of what a
long-gone planet in the solar system may have once looked like. The
meteorite (which is one of a pair) was discovered in Antarctica, where many
impacted meteorites can be found sitting on the glistening white surface of that
frozen continent. But it not recognisable as a fragment of any of the
known planets, or from our Moon. It is an unknown.
The likelihood is that it is one of many fragments of a
disintegrated dwarf planet from the early solar system. The solar system
may be full of such fragments. Each retains the memory of a world which once
existed, but is no longer. Most of these worlds suffered great impacts, and
many were undoubtedly lost from the Sun's great gravitational grip.
What interests me about this is whether this fragment might
have once had a closer connection with Earth. It is clearly neither
Terrestrial, nor Lunar. But it may have been part of the object which
collided with the Earth billions of years ago; the object which caused the
ejection of a massive quantity of terrestrial material into orbit, which
eventually coalesced to become the Moon. That impactor is presumed to
have been Mars-sized. Is it possible that this meteortic fragment was once
part of that world?
Scientists have concluded already that this fragment was
once part of a dwarf planet, and also that water was present on that world in
sizeable quantities. At the moment, there seems little else to go on, but
in time this fragment may hold a clue to the mighty collisions that once shaped
the solar system, and, indeed, our own world.
Reference: David Shiga "Meteorites may be remnants of destroyed
dwarf planet" 13th March 2008 http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13456-meteorites-may-be-remnants-of-destroyed-dwarf-planet.html With thanks to Shad
Bolling
Pioneer Anomaly Deepens
Readers of my book will be acquainted with the mysterious
physical effect experienced by several spacecraft in the solar system. The
effect has been most noticeable in the case of two Pioneer probes which
have been heading away from the Sun at great speed. Quick, yes, but
apparently not quick enough. Some effect unknown to the current laws of
physics appears to be slowing the craft from their calculated
trajectories.
Scientists have been looking at this problem for quite a
number of years now, and it is a well-known mystery in the astrophysics
community. No one has done more work on this than the now retired
scientist John Anderson, ex-JPL. John has always had an interest in the
question of Planet X, although it appears that he doesn't think that will
provide the solution in this case. He has now announced that careful
measurements of several other spacecraft moving around in the solar system have
provided more evidence of this effect (1). Do the books on gravitational
physics need to be revised?
I'm not
going to say here that the proposed Dark Star can definitively offer an answer
to this problem. But, I do think that it might be a factor, and that if it is,
then the problem may be resolvable without the need to change the laws of
physics.
Let's
say that the Dark Star is about 10 Jupiter masses. In that case, it has
about 1% of the mass of the Sun. The rest of the planets are of negligible
mass in comparison, including Jupiter. When you count in the Dark Star, then the
total mass of the solar system is 1% greater than we currently account
for. Not only that, but the total angular momentum fo the solar system is
significantly higher than what we currently allow for, as well as the total
orbital energies of the planets. All of which means that the solar
system's various fields, whether energetic, gravitational, or even
magnetic, are all slightly askew from what is currently imagined. Surely,
somewhere in the maths, that has to count?
If
space-probes are moving differently to expected by a small margin, then it seems
plausible to me that the additional mass, energy and momentum of the complete
solar system, when factoring in a Dark Star at its periphery, may be the
reason. The problem then is that the complexities of the system as a
whole are such that unravelling such an interaction may prove more
difficult than re-writing the laws of physics.
Reference: (1)
Charles Q. Choi "NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force Acting on Space Probes" 29th
February 2008 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080229-spacecraft-anomaly.html With thanks to Lee Covino
Japanese Progress on Planet X
Talk of the
existence of Planet X often receives short shrift in the West. I'm not
sure why that is, because the vast majority of the total solar system (Including
the comet clouds) is dark and uncharted. That isn't to say that we should
mark territory beyond Neptune as 'Here be Dragons', but we should at least
respect the fact that we really don't have a clue what's out there. The
Japanese,who are famously known for the inventive thinking, appear to be less
discouraged. University researchers have declared an interest in finding
Planet X, and they are quite certain that this Holy Grail of outer solar system
research exists. Why? Because their theoretical models indicate that there is
indeed a large piece of missing celestial jigsaw. This is from
physorg.com:
"Researchers at Kobe University in western Japan said
calculations using computer simulations led them to conclude it was only a
matter of time before the mysterious "Planet X" was found.
"Because of the very cold
temperature, its surface would be covered with ice, icy ammonia and methane,"
Kobe University professor Tadashi Mukai, the lead researcher, told AFP.
The study by Mukai and researcher
Patryk Lykawka will be published in the April issue of the US-based Astronomical
Journal. The researchers set up a theoretical model looking at how
the remote area of the solar system would have evolved over the past four
billion years.
"In coming up
with an explanation for the celestial bodies, we
thought it would be most natural to assume the existence of a yet unknown
planet," Mukai said. [My
emphasis]
"Based on our
hypothesis, we calculated how debris moved over the past four billion years. The
result matched the actual movement of the celestial bodies we can observe now,"
he said. He was hopeful about research by Kobe University, the University of
Hawaii and Taiwan's National Central University.
"We are expecting that the ongoing joint celestial
observation project will eventually discover Planet X," Mukai said."
(1)
I'm not sure whether it's too clever to provide the kind of
accurate predictions for the orbital path of this Planet X body that the
Japanese reseachers imply, however. This was from
japantoday.com:
"According to the research conducted by Mukai and Patryk
Lykawka, the planet is about 30-70 percent of Earth's mass and located more than
12 billion kilometers from Earth. It apparently tilts about 20-40 degrees to the
plane of orbit and circles the sun in an elliptical orbit every thousand years."
(2)
Fans of
Zecharia Sitchin will note the tilt figure, which compares favourably with his
own prediction of 30 degrees. But the size, orbital period and distance
are variables which could easily be adjusted dramatically, and still fit the
data. For instance, if you increase the mass of the planet, then it could
achieve the same effect on the outer solar system by simply being located at a
greater distance. There would be a scale of possibilities, with size of
the planet X body growing proportionally with its distance from the Sun, and
therefore also growing with its orbital period. So, I wouldn't read too
much into these speculative figures. All we can say is that as the
projected body becomes more distant, it must become bigger. The hunt is
on!
References: (1)
"Japanese scientists eye new planet" 28/2/08 http://www.physorg.com/news123406660.html With thanks
to Wayne
(2) "Another planet may be beyond
Neptune: researchers" 28/2/08 http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/429498/all with thanks to Lee Covino
Stardust Mission Surprise Results
The
results of the Stardust Mission have been released at last. The component
molecules of the Wild-2 comet have surprised scientists, who expected this
object to have been a leftover from the beginning of the solar system. Instead,
its nature is more akin to the asteroids betwen Mars and Jupiter. This
indicates to me that some of the cosmic matter beyond the planets
(i.e. the comets) arrived there as a result of catastrophic events in the
early solar system. That it is, in actual fact, the debris leftover from
great collisions in the inner solar system.
This
is more in keeping with the theories of Zecharia Sitchin than the expected
outcome of mainstream theories of the origin of the solar system. This
result seems to indicate that cometary bodies in the outer solar system might
have originated near the asteroid belt. This is the situation
that Sitchin's 'Celestial Battle' between Tiamat and
Marduk was said to create; the collision between a rogue planet moving
in an elliptical orbit, with a large planet once located between Mars and
Jupiter, created the asteroid belt, the Earth and comets. Remarkably,
this strange cosmic theory, which is based upon the readings of ancient
mythology, may once again have a ring of truth in
science.
Here's the result summary, which, incidentally, has
been a long time in coming:-
"RESULTS OF THE STARDUST MISSION
Bits of comet surprise scientists
David Perlman, Chronicle Science
Editor
Friday, January 25,
2008
Tiny samples of a glowing comet, flown back to
Earth by a pioneering spacecraft named Stardust, hold remarkably little dust
from any ancient far-off stars, but a lot of the stuff that makes up nearby
rocky asteroids, Livermore scientists have found to their surprise.
The Stardust mission was the first
in space history to snatch material from a distant comet in orbit around the
sun, and researchers all over the world had expected the microscopic cometary
grains to be older than the sun itself - material from a time billions of years
ago when the solar system was merely a cloud of dust and gas swirling around a
"proto sun."
Instead, a team of
analysts at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has discovered that
thousands of the comet's grains are actually bits of the same silicate rocks
found in meteorites that fall to Earth from the asteroid belt between Earth and
Mars. The Livermore team's two leaders, materials scientist Hope Ishii and
astrophysicist John Bradley, discussed their findings with reporters Thursday.
Their full report is being published Friday in the journal Science.
Stardust was launched from Earth
nine years ago on its journey of 3 billion miles. It circled the sun three times
before it reached its target - a comet named Wild-2 - and grabbed samples of the
comet's dusty material in a filmy trap called an aerogel four years ago. The
spacecraft finally returned to Earth two years ago and jettisoned its precious
cargo by parachute over the Utah desert. Since then, nearly 200 scientists at
more than 75 institutions have been analyzing the particles from the comet, and
the Livermore team is one.
Curiously, Ishii said, the comet's dust does not include
many of the metals that scientists had expected to find in an object that must
have been formed long ago close to the solar system and later was flung far out
into a region called the Kuiper Belt. Most scientists, she said, had
expected to find a treasure trove of the solar system's most primitive material,
but it's not there in comet Wild-2.
To Bradley, the fact that few of the particles the team
analyzed appear to date from the solar system's earliest formation is "somewhat
disappointing," but to scientists, he said, "a dose of cold reality is a good
thing." It means, he said, that they must now try to understand why this comet -
and perhaps many others - hold so little primitive material that formed close to
the young sun, and so much that makes up what are known as chondritic matter
found in meteorites from the asteroid belt."
Dark Star Magical Seal
This early seal is similar to the
magical amulets of the Graeco-Roman Era, which I havepreviously associated with
dark Star symbolism. This example is much older, and is thought to belong to
Queen Jezebel. Interesting, then that it should include the Winged Disk in a
Hebrew setting, albeit with pagan overtones. Note, in this explanation, how the
Winged Disk is associated with royalty (the Sun-god Horus, also depicted here),
arguably alluding to the royal association of the planet Nibiru:
"Jezebel, whose life in the 9th century B.C. is chronicled
in the Bible, was married to King Ahab of Israel. As a Phoenician, the Queen was
considered pagan and attempted to sway the people of Israel to abandon their God
and accept her chief deity Baal, partly through forging her husband's seal on
documents, according to the scriptures.
The Bible says nothing of her own seal, but archaeologists
have long believed that the stone discovered in 1964 was Jezebel's, despite the
ambiguity of the symbols and the name depicted on it. Multiple icons on the seal,
as well as its above-average size, indicate that it belonged to a queen, the
recent investigations concluded.
"The lotus
(below the Horus falcon) was a symbol of gender definition and refers to a
female owner," Korpel told LiveScience, "[while] the winged sun disk was a
well-known symbol of royalty in and outside Israel."
Other symbols
on the seal also reinforce the connection to a monarch, such as the Horus and
double-cobra, a figure probably adopted from Egypt, she said."
Reference: "Royal Seal Indicates
Biblical Queen Jezebel's Power" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,309761,00.html
With thanks to Joann
Did our Solar System once have another
planet?
The Moon could hold the key to the
destruction rampant in the solar system 3.9 billion years ago. It
could help to decide the fate of two distinct, but related, rogue theories in
planetary science to do with the early solar system.
Careful analysis of
the crater impact areas could be used to discover whether the
rocky fragments which crashed through the inner solar system came from the
asteroid belt (perturbed by a now missing 5th planet), as proposed by some
astronomers recently. It seems as though the impact crater sizes might be
more in keeping with objects from the asteroid belt, than from further
afield.
(Reference: Did our Solar System once have
another planet? http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1691 With thanks to Al
Cornett)
As scientists and engineers begin preparations to send a
manned expedition to the lunar surface, some are wondering what the purpose of
such a trip might be. One answer is to look more closely at the craters on
the Moon, in an attempt to establish their age. By doing to, scientists
might also discover proof for the Nemesis theory. In other words, if it
turns out that the bombardment of the Moon's surface by celestial objects occurs
periodically, rather than randomly, then scientists need to establish the source
of these regular bombardments:
"There's evidence in the fossil record
that such impacts occur periodically, "once every 26 million years," saysPaul
Spudis [a senior planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Applied
Physics Laboratory]. "Not everyone agrees, but I think it is pretty
convincing."
Why would this happen? "Some theories
are wild!" There might be a dark, distant companion of the sun that periodically
perturbs comets in the Oort Cloud, and the comets rain down on
Earth."
Readers of this website will find this a rather familiar
theme. Both ideas send a distinct nod towards a major missing piece of the
solar system puzzle. It seems as though senior scientists have not yet
ruled out the binary theory for our solar system, or, indeed, a missing planet
closer to the Sun. The real mystery of the solar system continues
unabated.
Reference: NASA "The Moon is a Harsh Witness" 26th January
2007 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/26jan_harshwitness.htm
Sun's Distant Twin in Draco
This star is a long-lost relative of Sol, at least
according to its 'genetic' stellar markers. Spectroscopic analysis of the
starlight from HIP 56948 shows a remarkable resemblance to our Sun.
So, does this mean it was born alongside our Sun in a stellar nursery?
Perhaps. If so, then this would be a very interesting discovery indeed,
because it would shed light on the Sun's origins. Nowadays, it is some 200
light-years distant, rather like a long-lost half-brother who emigrated to
Australia. But it is a useful star to study, because it might tell us a
lot about our own Sun; often we are just too close to study our own star
due to its relative brightness.
Reference: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/071109-sun-twin.html
with thanks to Peter Gersten
Multiplanet systems like our own may not be so
unusual
Does this really need saying at all? Astronomers have
spent decades studying protoplanetary disks and are well acquainted with the
theoretical model of complex planetary system formation. But, hey, it's nice to
finally have the proof that our system is not unique in its planetary compexity.
Now that a record fifth planet has been discovered around 55 Cancri by a team
that includes legendary planet-hunter Dr Geoffrey Marcy, we can all rest a
little easier in our beds at night. Because our system may turn out to be
as typical as the rest, with new Earths in abundance, and life prevalent across
the galaxy. It's just a matter of time before we know this to be
true.
With thanks to Dave and Mart, and Monika
YouTube Dark Star &
2012 Video
I've been made aware of a video on YouTube
which contains a lot of material derived from this website, and from my book 'The Dark
Star'. The video promotes the idea that Nibiru will stage a
devastating return in 2012, and that NASA are fully aware of this. I would like
to clarify things a bit here. Firstly, I am in no way associated with this
video. Secondly, I do not believe that Nibiru will return in 2012, or that
NASA expect such an occurance to take place. My own research material is
in the public domain, so it is inevitable that it will be used by other writers
and broadcasters as part of their own work. Make of it what you
will. Here's a link to the video:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=xoWrtZX6J4c
Sunless but livable world
may be detectable
It's hypothetical, but
fascinating as a possibility nonetheless. Some astronomers believe that
planets floating in interstellar space may be able to generate enough internal
heat to sustain liquid water, and thus potentially harbour life in the form of
extremeophiles. As our ability to detect planets improves, so may the
possibility of finding just such a world. If so, it would open up the
debate about the likely character of the planet Nibiru considerably. Sitchinites
could feasibly argue that Sitchin's idea for a life-sustaining Planet X is
perfectly possible. That would mean that the need for a Dark Star to warm
such a world would diminish. However, this work is highly speculative and
unproven at the moment. Here's the link:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/070910_sunless-planets.htm
With thanks to David
Pearson
New Downloadable
Interview Podcasts
It's been a busy week. I
recorded a two part interview for website 'Red Ice Creations' in Sweden. Here are the
details:
"We're joined by Scientist,
Research and Author Andy Lloyd to talk about his Book: Dark Star - Evidence for
Planet X. Topics Discussed: Zacharia Sitchin, Planet X Research, The Science
behind the Dark Star, A surprising Force in our Solar System, The Object Emits
Heat and Light, The Dark Star may have Planets Orbiting it with Life, New
Findings, Jupiter as a "failed" Star, Velikovsky, Binary Star Systems or Dual
Suns, Brown Dwarfs, The Orbit of the Dark Star, Where is it Now? Sagittarius and
the Center of the Galaxy, Searching in the Infra Red Spectrum, Vatican
Observatory, Mythologies about the Dark Star, Was Planet X destroyed: Evidence
for this is in the Gap between Mars and Jupiter; the Asteroid belt? And Much
More. Don't miss our Subscriber interview with Andy on Freemasonic Symbolism,
Alchemical Art Work in connection to the Dark Star, The Return of the Gods and
the Origins of the Rosicrucian's, 2012 and the End of the Age."
http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2007/09sep/RICR-070909.html
HERE'S THE LINK for the free downloadable
podcast:
http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2007/09sep/RICR-070909-alloyd.mp3
I also recorded a shorter interview for 'Mysterious West' with Geoff Ward of
the Western Daily Press. The podcast was played on Glastonbury Radio, was
accompanied by a large article in the newspaper, and is now available as a free
download from the following webpage (see week 26):
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=229793&command=newPage
Sedna:
Astronomers Suggest Jupiter-sized Perturber
One of my research associates, Rajasun,
sent me some fascinating academic material a while ago. Amongst the papers and
forum debates is this paper written by some mainstream professors about the
potential for a Jupiter-sized planet within the Oort Cloud. I know I
may seem a bit way out there with this Dark Star theory, but there are some
serious astronomers who pondered the same ideas just last year. They were
attempting to explain the strange trajectory of Sedna and other similar
anomalous bodies (DDOs). Here's the abstract. For the full paper, click on
the link below
"Most known trans-neptunian objects (TNO’s)
are either on low eccentricity orbits or could have been perturbed to their
current trajectories via gravitational interactions with known bodies.
However, one or two recently-discovered TNO’s are distant detached objects
(DDO’s) (perihelion, q > 40 AU and
semimajor axis, a > 50 AU) whose origins are not
as easily understood. We investigate the parameter space of a hypothetical
distant planetary-mass solar companion which could detach the perihelion
of a Neptune-dominated TNO into a DDO orbit. Perturbations of the giant
planets are also included. The problem is analyzed using two models.
"In the first model, we start with a
distribution of undetached, low-inclination TNO’s having a wide range of
semimajor axes. The planetary perturbations and the companion perturbation are
treated in the adiabatic, secularly averaged tidal approximation. This
provides a starting point for a more detailed analysis by providing insights as
to the companion parameter space likely to create DDO’s. The second model
includes the companion and the planets and numerically integrates perturbations
on a sampling that is based on the real population of scattered disk
objects (SDO’s).
"A single calculation is performed including
the mutual interactions and migration of the planets. By comparing these
models, we distinguish the distant detached population that can be attributable
to the secular interaction from those that require additional planetary
perturbations. We find that a DDO can be produced by a hypothetical Neptune-mass
companion having semiminor axis, b
</=2000 AU or a Jupiter-mass companion with b</= 5000 AU. DDO’s produced by such a
companion are likely to have small inclinations to the ecliptic only if
the companion’s orbit is significantly inclined. We also discuss the possibility
that the tilt of the planets’ invariable plane relative to the solar
equatorial plane has been produced by such a hypothetical distant planetary-mass
companion. Perturbations of a companion on Oort cloud comets are also
considered."
Reference: Rodney S. Gomes, John J. Matese, Jack J. Lissauer "A distant planetary-mass solar
companion may have produced distant detached objects” Icarus 184 (2006) 589–601 http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~jjm9638/acm2005/YICAR7974.pdf
Red Giant's Enormous Tail Stuns Astronomers
Here's a startling discovery that is important for my 'Dark
Star Theory'. Stars with tails have deep symbolic meaning to those
associated with the hunt for Planet X/Nibiru. Here's the
story:
"A distant star that
hurtles through space at extraordinary speeds has a huge, comet-like tail
trailing in its wake, astronomers say.
The appendage, which measures a colossal 13 light years
in length, was spotted by Nasa's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (Galex) space
telescope. The researchers said that nothing like it had ever been spotted
around a star. They believe the star, known as Mira, will help them to study
what happens as stars meet their demise.
Mark Seibert, a co-author of the paper, which was
published in the journal Nature, and a scientist at the Carnegie Observatories
in Pasadena, said: "This is an utterly new phenomenon to us, and we are still in
the process of understanding the physics involved."
Racing through space
Mira (also called Mira A) has captivated astronomers for
more than 400 years. It sits about 350 light-years from Earth in a constellation
known as Cetus, and is accompanied in orbit by a smaller secondary star, called
Mira B, forming a binary system.
Billions of years ago, Mira would have been much like
our Sun, but as it now enters its death-throes it has swollen into a type of
star known as a red giant. As it races through space at 130km/s (80 miles per
second) it sheds vast amounts of material. Yet despite centuries of study, its
spectacular tail had remained undetected.
Now, ultraviolet images taken by the Galex space
telescope have uncovered Mira's unusual feature.
"The fact that Mira's tail only glows with ultraviolet
light might explain why other telescopes have missed it." The ultraviolet images
also revealed a "bow shock" - a region, in front of the star, where hot gas
builds up as Mira's stellar wind meets clouds of interstellar gas and dust.
The team believes that the hot gas in the bow shock is
heating up gas that the star is shedding to create a turbulent tail trailing in
its wake. The scientists said that the tail was made up of the material that
Mira has been ejecting over a period of 30,000 years."
Reference: "Colossal tail trails dying star"
15th August 2007 With thanks to Brian Forsyth http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6947607.stm
"Flanked by two moonlets, 2003 EL61 measures
some 1,500 kilometers (950 miles) across, tumbling over and over at a prodigious
rate and pursuing a weird egg-shaped orbit inclined at nearly 30 degrees to the
plane at which almost all of the Solar System's objects travel. 
"The discovery calls for a rethink of how
diverse planetary systems can be, says Kevin Luhman of the Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. "We always just think
of planets forming around stars about the mass of our Sun," he says. "But they
could form in more exotic situations around very small brown dwarfs - there
might be mini solar systems out there."
