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9 claims from 5 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

   What if Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole?

   Scholtz and Unwin · Physical Review Letters · 2020

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   1. Unchecked“The observational constraints on a PBH in the outer Solar System significantly differ from the case of a new ninth planet.”
   2. Unchecked“This scenario could be confirmed through annihilation signals from the dark matter microhalo around the PBH.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Col-OSSOS: The Colors of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey

   Schwamb, Fraser, Bannister et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2019

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   1. Unchecked“Including in our analysis constraints from the cold classical objects, which are known to exhibit unique albedos and $r-z$ colors, we find that within our measurement uncertainty, our observations are consistent with the primordial Solar System protoplanetes…
   2. Unchecked“Based on simple albedo and orbital distribution assumptions, we find that the neutral class outnumbers the red class, with a ratio of 4:1 and potentially as high as 11:1.”

3. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Outer Solar System Possibly Shaped by a Stellar Fly-by

   Pfalzner, Bhandare, Vincke and Lacerda · The Astrophysical Journal · 2018

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   1. Unchecked“A fly-by also naturally explains the puzzling fact that Neptune has a higher mass than Uranus.”

4. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Is There an Earth-like Planet in the Distant Kuiper Belt?

   Lykawka and Itô · The Astronomical Journal · 2023

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   1. Unchecked“We determined that an Earth-like planet (m ~ 1.5-3 Earth masses) located on a distant (semimajor axis a ~ 250-500 au, perihelion q ~ 200 au) and inclined (i ~ 30 deg) orbit can explain three fundamental properties of the distant Kuiper Belt: a prominent popu…
   2. Unchecked“Furthermore, the proposed KBP is compatible with the existence of identified Gyr-stable TNOs in the 2:1, 5:2, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, and 6:1 Neptunian mean motion resonances.”

5. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The Fragility of the Terrestrial Planets During a Giant Planet Instability

   Kaib and Chambers · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2015

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   1. Unchecked“There is less than a ~5% chance that the terrestrial planet orbits will have a level of excitation comparable to the observed orbits.”
   2. Unchecked“If we factor in the probability that the outer planetary orbits are well-replicated, we find a probability of 1% or less that the orbital architectures of the inner and outer planets are simultaneously reproduced in the same system.”