
Mysteries of the Universe · June 29 · 33 min
There Is Something Strange At The Edge of The Solar System
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Beyond the orbit of Neptune lies a frozen graveyard of ice and silence—or so we thought. In this episode, we journey into the outer reaches of our solar system to explore the anomalies that are forcing astronomers to rewrite the laws of physics.
Discover the mystery of Quaoar, a dwarf planet with a ring that exists where gravity says it shouldn't, defying the classical Roche limit. We also investigate the tantalizing hunt for "Planet Nine" and a radical theory: What if the invisible force tugging on distant icy worlds isn't a planet at all, but a grapefruit-sized black hole left over from the Big Bang? Join us as we explore the "Gravity of the Void" and the invisible architects shaping the edges of our neighborhood in space.