Has Planet 9 Been Found? w/ Prof. Michael Rowan-Robinson

Has Planet 9 Been Found? w/ Prof. Michael Rowan-Robinson

Author: John Michael Godier March 19, 2026 Duration: 40:48

Planet nine found? Emeritus Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson of Imperial College London new paper, A search for Planet 9 in the IRAS data, is the result of having narrowed down a search in the IRAS data to one possible candidate for a ninth planet. Prof. Rowan-Robinson was Head of the Astrophysics Group at Imperial College in London from 1993 to 2007. His work focuses on infrared astronomy and cosmology.Podcast Apps and Spotify: https://anchor.fm/john-michael-godier/subscribe Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3CS7rjTYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3qvETKooktNgCvvheuQDw/joinJMG and Event Horizon Youtube Membership or Podcast! Join for early ad free audio episodes, bonus episodes, sleep focused content, and full archive of both channels (podcast only)."A Search for Planet 9 in the IRAS Data", Rowan-Robinson, 2021https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.03831Shakespeare's Astronomy - Professor Michael Rowan-Robinsonhttps://youtu.be/ckTBWq_xCpg00:00:00 Intro00:00:29 Bio00:01:16 IRAS data00:03:30 Galactic Cirrus00:08:08 Planet 9 candidates00:17:25 How to confirm his candidate00:19:59 What we know about this possible planet00:22:10 Captured object?00:23:55 Super earths in the outer solar system00:27:04 Shakespeare Astronomy00:32:02 Writing and AstronomyMore JMG https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnMichaelGodierWant to support the channel?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us at other places!Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/Music featured on Event Horizonhttps://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/FOOTAGE:NASAESA/HubbleESO - M.KornmesserESO - L.CalcadaESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)NAOJUniversity of WarwickGoddard Visualization StudioLangley Research CenterPixabay


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