![]() ![]() But now the evidence for this has solidified into potential for an actual planet and quite a hefty one at that. There have been whispers of a ‘Planet X’ lingering way out and testing the sun’s reach. ![]() The New Year has launched with eerie near confirmation of a long held belief by some (although admittedly, a large portion of that ‘some’ were apocalypse-awaiting nut jobs!) of an extra planet lurking way out on the fringes of the Solar System. The year 2016 has been no slouch when it comes to the unfurling oddity of space, and even surprising us at our cosmic doorstep (when it comes to the vastness of space at least). There was also a black hole at the center of our galaxy getting a little puckish and swallowing up a huge cloud of gas. As our knowledge expands and an insatiable curiosity buds along with it, astronomers, cosmologists and astrophysicists constantly uncover mysteries and delights that set even the most accomplished of eggheads cannot stop scratching until those shells crack! Last year was a mammoth year for the science of space discovery, for instance New Horizons bypassing Pluto and demonstrating its ice clad glory. Gazing up in wonder and speculation at that wide and endless big ole black yonder is as much a source of wonder to us in the modern age as it has always been in our less knowledgeable past. It has been a remarkable time for the sky gazing junkies that many of us on earth are. ![]()
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