Meet the Mysterious Dwarf Planets Farther Out Than Pluto

[@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24]

Love the little detail of adding the color corrected Neptune photo

[@rais1953]

The New Horizons flyby was especially useful because it enabled a close-up study of two dwarf planets since Pluto and Charon are more a binary pair than a primary and its moon. All the main planets with moons have the centre of gravity of the planet-moon system within the planet. The centre of gravity of the Pluto-Charon system is outside the surface of Pluto, that is, between the two binary bodies.

[@adityasurya.a.s4001]

😮😮😢😮😢😢

[@SandsOfArrakis]

Correct. Which means that both Pluto and Charon orbit around an invisible spot where their center of gravity is located.

[@byronflint6153]

Haunua and Make Make, are at a near 90° angle from the Sun in relation to Pluto. So New Horizons could never visit them. Now Eris, and/or Sedona could be reached by New Horizons with an altered trajectory, if it had enough fuel. Although it would have taken 50% more fuel than it had to reach Pluto, and would take decades more to get there.

[@GladDestronger]

And to think Pluto couldn't get any more weird than it already was.

[@alexanderwhite8320]

Isn't it same with Sun and Jupiter? A star and planet binary system😊

[@chloevalantinettv3789]

Thank you for another wonderful video Rob! You're one of my fav on YT! Keep up the wonderful work, and I always look forward to my space fix with your vids!

[@elleni-41]

All ur videos Rob are very interesting n informative..👍👌

[@mizzshortie907]

Getting close to 1 million subscribers!!! Fingers crossed you reach that goal by the end of the year ❤

[@sheedydolor4618]

Thank you for the great content Rob

[@taraswertelecki3786]

I would not be surprised if a Moon, Mercury or Mars sized object is eventually located in or beyond the Scattered Disk. If such a large and massive body existed in the Kuiper Belt, it's presence would have been detected long ago. But if one or more of them are lurking 100 A.U. from the Sun if not several times farther out, they could still be as yet hidden worlds yet to be discovered.

[@twinheatingairconditioning135]

I'm still bumming over Pluto being named a dwarf planet.

[@Hall102]

As much as I didn't like this, I would have felt better with the term 'planetoid'. Silly, I suppose, but 'dwarf planet' just seems so clunky.

[@George-v5c5n]

Pluto will always be a real planet if your Gen X....always...and they can't take that away from us 😂

[@seaboardsystemproductions9714]

​@@George-v5c5nexactly it's still a planet and it orbits the ☀️ sun.

[@Tymuel]

Fascinating how many potential dwarf planets our solar system has. Greetings from northern Germany

[@Karl.Jayce-DE]

🖤 from Frankfurt, western🤠 part

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Sometimes i get the feeling our solar system is still evolving !

[@darkfox2076]

Amazing visuals and quality commentaries must be a V101 video ❤❤❤

[@jouk3338]

Beautiful video, keep going 🤍

[@NevadaMostWanted658]

I'd really live to see these dwarf planets up-close

[@spacecat3198]

Same! I have an interest in the dwarf planets and i doubt i'll know in my lifetime. I'm glad i got to see pictures of Pluto and Charon.

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Excellent Video, Thank You Rob. 👍🇮🇹

[@kreshnap]

This is a good upload. Thank you for doing this

[@nabita2.0]

We want more long videos from you

[@silverbullet1979]

I would be very lucky if ever I'm gonna see a close pic of Gonggong just like Pluto...🙂

[@1SeanBond]

Appreciate your efforts and amazing quality videos! Ty for all your efforts, Cheers 🍻 Rob 💫

[@sumuqh]

Love this content

[@jayworldjs]

So if our sun is a dwarf star and it's habitability range is over a 100 million miles, then it's safe to assume that a star 10 times the size of the sun, theoretically could have a range of over a billion miles. And the stars....so many options. There could be systems out there that harbor life, billions of miles from its center.

[@jasonparra5383]

Anything that has a gravitational field doesn’t have a “range”. Its “range” is as far as gravity travels…..so forever

[@kimsland999]

@@jasonparra5383 I find it very odd dwarf planets so far away from our Sun, can still be in an eclipse of it. Actually I don't think it fully aligns with physics. Gravity that strong? An entire planet? Its as if the planet itself is following the Sun.

[@jasonparra5383]

@@kimsland999 Well size and distance aren’t the only factors keeping an object in orbit around a body. The orbital velocity of these objects that are so far out are so low that the sun can easily capture them. Even a Jupiter or golf ball sized object when slow or fast enough could orbit as far out as it wants.

[@am74343]

​​@@kimsland999 Why is this difficult to understand? When the light from Celestial Body #1 is covered by Celestial Body #2, there will be an eclipse on Celestial Body #3. It has to do with light, not gravity.

[@am74343]

It all depends on the intensity of the ultraviolet, infra-red, heat, and radioactivity coming from the star. If you're too close to any star, you'll be vaporized. Too far and you'll be frozen.

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Awesome videos as always say

[@heroknaderi]

Now imagine if one day we did a flyby like Pluto and one of the other dwarf planets revealed city lights way down below. And we be surprised.

[@jameswright6692]

Love your videos. I still class Pluto as the 9th planet. I'm in my 50s and stubborn. However, although I knew of some of the so called dwarf planets ( I hate that term ). I was unaware of some of the names, so thanks very much for the education, been appreciated

[@ldubt4494]

I think it would be a cleaner definition to simply define the border between planets and dwarf planets at a diameter of 2000km. Pluto and Eris would bothnbe planets that way.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I can - just about - _put up with_ poor Pluto being demoted, more easily than hear Rob say "ashume" instead of assume...😢 As for Eris and co... I had heard of Charon, Make-Make and some of the others which my memory now sadly denies ...but these 'new ones' are completely unknown, & probably will also be forgotten, as being nearly 71 (in August '24) now, I have had a long time to remember planets 1 to 8, or 9... 😏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇬🇧🙂🖖 Sorry new planets/ dwarf planets/ planetoids etc...🤔

[@1mshocking]

The development of science and technology has helped people discover many new planets. I think there will be a 10th, 11th planet... somewhere out there that needs us to search and explore. Our knowledge is very limited, don't you think?

[@ishotuknok]

Then just go ahead and call our moon a double planet system Who cares about rules when feeling determines

[@ldubt4494]

@@ishotuknok they dont orbit each other like pluto and Charon. Moon would have to be the size of Mars for that.

[@jymihawk2740]

Love this stuff

[@sp_ce.]

The strange thing about the rings of Quaoar is that they aren't actually next to eachother. The imagery shown is about how far the inner ring is, but the outer one around twice as far away. Also, astronomical "red" is more likely a darker beige tone, more orangish yellow rather than truly red.

[@LordMahammer]

Excellent as always 👌🏻

[@SimonsAstronomy]

Im excited what new kuiper objects will we discover These "planets" are full of mysteries

[@RwingDsquad]

arrokoth will always be Ultima Thule to me.

[@ldubt4494]

Why do you have an emotional relationship with a name of a rock?

[@zerrodefex]

And so amusing how it turned out to be snowman shaped when photographed during winter.

[@qntkka]

​@@ldubt4494, pet rocks used to be a thing.

[@ianmatthews7385]

Excellent stuff!

[@visionentertainment8006]

Pluto is a planet, always will be.

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

Gus approves

[@joncarlospentecostes5854]

Yeah

[@titan9259]

What about Eris?

[@imperial_corner]

I know spacex starship can't compare to a gravity assist from a planet, but I've been wondering if all the thrust from a refueled starship could help fling a small craft and get places like this sooner. Please don't make fun of me lol.

[@frasercook5823]

TNOs one of my favourite topics thank you

[@m.w.3699]

Vanth is a cool moon name

[@Blakarot11]

Back in my day we used to have 9 planets 🪐

[@ellisonhamilton3322]

Fascinating. Thank you. 89,000 to go. Hopefully 1 million soon!!!👍😊

[@MatthewOfLondon]

Thank you for a great video.❤

[@am74343]

But Pluto hasn't cleared its neighborhood. It has all its moons surrounding it. Does that mean that other celestial bodies such as Saturn can also not be planets because it has a bunch of moons and rocks in its rings?

[@TheKulu42]

If any more of these dwarf planets are found, I'd propose naming one Yuggoth, after a distant planet in H.P. Lovecraft's stories.

[@pablothewartortle3143]

There are quite a few major unnamed dwarf planet candidates such as 2002 MS4 who was recently discovered to have a massive crater warping its surface

[@TheKulu42]

@@pablothewartortle3143 That would be a good Yuggoth candidate.

[@garymalone547]

What a great video. Your voice is better than JPG.

[@FER-dt2qp]

Fascinating-flabbergasted !! So happy-Proud that the Scientific Community honored our Southern California History-Culture !! 🦾✊🙏🕊️

[@danmadefurniture]

Fuck yeah Rob, another banger

[@MoeketsiTheko-ox8iv]

Perfect

[@Goddessofwar36]

I love space, but what I want to know is who names these planets.🤨

[@SandsOfArrakis]

The Astronomical Union I guess. But they generally always pick names from dieties.

[@anthonyvaz7186]

I think the astronomer that 1st found them..Previously Greek names, but the field of astronomy is global now.

[@mybuckhead]

Those names

[@GeorgeChoy]

thanks

[@TheAnimatingSphereInSpace]

Fun fact:Most of the Dwarf planets colours are most likely not what you think. Makemake is white, Quaoar is brown-ish, others are grey, and more.

[@DanielJohnQuerubin]

The solar system is extending like crazy

[@smartdoctorphysicist3095]

Hi thank you very good.

[@kingalex105x7]

where do we get the info for the surface colors?

[@SubhajitKarmakar_Zit]

How about Makemake? Never mentioned anywhere

[@jjt1881]

I enjoyed this video. I loved not only the narration but also the science, the music and especially the wonderful and accurate recreations of dwarf planets. Kudos to you for such a nice work!

[@christofmaupin2023]

One of my favorite topics. Excellent video. Thanks for this!

[@BleakComposure]

What a great video. Do any of you smart astronomy enthusiasts know if something small could be orbiting the earth that hasn't been discovered? Like a mini mini moon with a weirdly shaped orbit? I'm just getting interested in this stuff, so this could be a silly question...

[@terrainofthought]

Distant planets are like distant relatives. You don't even know their names but there they are.

[@MackeyDeez]

Hello any GongGongs who stay there. Lol

[@richardkammerer2814]

We’re here, consuming frozen drinks to survive; therefore impeding communication.

[@danielsalem7624]

I love everything about the outer solar system dwarf planets. Iam obsessed with them.

[@AttayaRamadhan]

I love space

[@alisomea]

عالی❤

[@Hale-Bopp]

Pluto❤

[@COTG69]

So, how many planets are in our solar system? Dwarf planers included.

[@AmeliaDíaz-l4k]

But, what about Varuna too?

[@toddkurzbard]

Was "Gonggong" named by Chuck Barris?

[@mikekeeler6362]

No I've never really wondered what's beyond Pluto other than space never ends

[@makavelirizla]

That was an amazing journey.. thank you so much! loved that trip to outta space

[@PragatiCreationsRnD]

I have a question; why moons don't have their moons? (Is there any moon found outside solar system with moon/s). I will appreciate if anyone answers it. Thanks.

[@badarmumtaz2219]

This is awesome vlog and our solar system i think is bigger than we think

[@ItsEasty]

When you've already heard of these 🤓

[@Nancy-hy5so]

Is the native American named one's moon tidally locked to its "dwarf planet, or are both of them tidally locked with each other like Pluto, and may be a binary system? Also the egg shaped one might be that shape because it spins fast, so could that be the reason for that rings around it to be in an unusual place outside the rouche limit and gravity and its fast spin is holding on to them?

[@SandsOfArrakis]

Haumea has a similar look. It's egg shaped, rorates quickly. Has 2 small moons and also has a ring system.

[@Tomfoolery1972]

One weird trick for a dwarf planet 💻

[@Allosaurus87]

"ice magma" funny way to call water

[@raymonschepers994]

Pluto the most beloved of the celestial bodies…? I really prefer Earth due to it’s gravity and oxygen rich atmosphere. Oh and also the drinkable water comes in handy!

[@timothy8426]

Why haven't they shown up on JWST?

[@jaykid6595]

It's a conspiracy 😮

[@pineapplesideways3820]

We should get one and get in in earth's orbit.... good times

[@Galaxius2117]

Bit of a misleading title. It should be: "The Forgotten Dwarf Planets Beyond Pluto! Have You Ever Heard of Them?" These dwarf planets have been discovered in the mid-to-late 2000s.

[@djmastergroove946]

Not keen on the name's of these "new planets". What about big bold warrior name's like Thanos or Maximus! No, we have gonggong..😂😂

[@alvin6331]

Planet gunggong

[@MrKkoool]

Why can't JWST find them with its powerful cameras?

[@dg-hobbymad9898]

❤❤❤❤

[@Imaskull1234]

Quaoar looks like haumea

[@psyclonetheseahawk9261]

I wonder what James Webb would see.

[@chuckylugs9607]

Another case then for another binary planet perhaps 😶 ..Orcas & Vanth ?

[@alantasman8273]

I wish those planets would just quit hiding themselves...like they do. Come out come out wherever you are...LOL

[@Twenty_Six_Hundred]

If a planet the size of mars or larger ever gets found out there, you can bet your bottom dollar the race will be on for a flyby ASAP

[@sperez98324]

Should I bring my 🧥 when visiting Gong-gong?

[@rainyanimatez5830]

Hello

[@NevadaMostWanted658]

Hello

[@SpeedCam8]

Will we be able to find a planet with life near our Earth in the near future?

[@nicoleackerman205]

Probably not since the closet stars only the red dwarf blah has planets the yellow dwarf ones do not. It is basically mercury and a gas giant.

[@jamesbugbee9026]

The real Gonggong is Venus

[@toddkurzbard]

If the motive for demoting Pluto was that, with all these new, similar-sized objects being discovered, it would force them all to be classified as "planets" and lead to hundreds of these "planets", then, with multitudes of these now-reclassified "dwarf planets" being discovered, does that not render the original re-classification of these objects totally pointless? Now, you don't have a hundred "planets" - you have 8 planets and 100 "DWARF planets". So what was the point? You now only have 8 "planets", but you STILL now have the same 100 other celestial objects you did before. THESE just get a slightly different designation. Does not compute. ALSO, if a "planet" or "Dwarf Planet" has to be (approximately round, Arrakoth is totally out of either classification, because it is not even CLOSE to "round". Guess we need another new classification. Might I suggest "Wierdly-Shaped Space Thingies"?

[@ivanscissorhands2008]

👏💯🇬🇹

[@jakalreveal]

Word

[@ytmndman]

I think you are confusing Quaoar with Haumea.

[@V101SPACE]

Nope. Similar but very different worlds.

[@ytmndman]

@@V101SPACE Haumea is the one that is oblong and has a ring

[@kipkipper-lg9vl]

call it hestia

[@burtonsankeralli5445]

What about the GOBLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@YirahsMantle]

Amazing for some agency who has never never even took a picture of the backside of the moon!! Everything shown to us is absolutely Propaganda until then

[@Diz_XS]

Far out man

[@colonelkurtz2269]

I was able to graduate school calling Pluto a planet. Now I have to go back to 4th grade in my 50s. Good news, I can drive myself and I'm going to be a real threat in flag football.

[@AdrianCarlisle]

Ill be dead before 35 years argh i wont see it🙄

[@Number6_]

9 major planets! You nor others have the right to rewite History.

[@MrKeychange]

What's up with these names? Am I learning about dwarf planets or Pandas?

[@taraswertelecki3786]

Many are named after underworld deities or entities due to their extreme distance from the Sun and the fact they're in a very dark and cold region of the Solar System. Hell after all does consist of fire and ice.

[@davidlundquist1979]

Only one of these has a name of Chinese origin, so no. Unless there were pandas in Ancient Rome...

[@DanielWatson-vv7cd]

What is all the red material on those dwarf planets? Could it be "blood ice"?

[@handles_are_fucking_stupid]

Tholins or compounds that form out there due to the harsh cold conditions.