If you’re an astronomy geek like myself, Phil Plait is the man. His blog Bad Astronomy features daily space porn, and more than that, it features dissections and explanations of said space porn. When I mentioned the possible ninth planet Tyche a couple of days ago, I used the disclaimer, “I’m telling you to take everything I’m about to blather about as  more than likely science fiction.”

According to Phil Plait, I’m probably right.

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I’m not going to pull your pants down and slap your ass, okay? Unless you ask me. So I’m telling you to take everything I’m about to blather about as more than likely science fiction. Okay? Astronomers have found “evidence” of a a hypothesized 9th planet in the hypothesized Oort Cloud.

Sounds about astronomy as usual, right?

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