What Happened to Planet X?

[@StarTalk]

Do you think there's a mysterious ninth planet, lurking in our solar system?

[@LordSypharus]

Planet X, formerly known as Planet Twitter 😂

[@HenskiElendheim]

Pluto crying rn

[@reynoldsmathey]

It's called Pluto, and it's a planet - academic distinctions notwithstanding.

[@graemethompson6705]

If it's the ninth planet, it should surely be called Planet IX?

[@thesunnynationg]

10k AU?! that's surely outside of our solar system so it's not our Planet. again, evidence of there's no planet out there at all. at least not the one we are looking for. IMO there is no planet 9 or X or whatever.

[@rwarren58]

Dear Chuck, Thank you for confronting the Planet Killer. He even knew where the remains of Krypton were located.

[@DMS-pq8]

Neil has taken out more planets than the Death Star

[@AustynSN]

@@DMS-pq8 The Death Star only took out one planet.

[@DMS-pq8]

@@AustynSN Not if you count the planet it fried in Roque One

[@AustynSN]

@@DMS-pq8 it didn't destroy the entire planet there, just a city.

[@BOOGERBOY1]

That's the planet that called for help sos call from Sagittarius area of space lol

[@thejasper1231]

Dear Neal, You were the inspiration for my daughter’s name Nova. She passed away 6 years ago at 1year and two days old. I still watch you in her honor. Thank you for inspiring her name. She is my little star.

[@rebirth_mishap]

I think planet of the apes from 1967 when I hear Nova

[@skyboundzoo]

a beautiful name~ am sorry for your loss

[@AdolfHitler_1935]

I’m sorry.

[@ThaKiddCT]

*Neil*

[@rebirth_mishap]

@@ThaKiddCT thank you

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

When I was little, I had books that speculated about Planet X. That always creeped me out a bit, like we're being stalked by a shadow in the dark

[@Current-Topics]

look up the dark knight satellite that's been hovering around earth before we put satellites up

[@TheMuddySea]

For me, it was the Oort cloud

[@wulaeofthetengu8336]

​@@TheMuddySeaThe Oort Cloud is unnerving.

[@maxwarboy3625]

do not fear the dark, billions of lights will show the way

[@patrickhamos2987]

That's dumb. Dumb thing to be creeped out about

[@zacharyscott6779]

Wild to hear about planet X again. Im 33 years old, and in elementary school planet X was something everyone spoke of... then suddenly not only does it stop, but nobody even remembered talking about it.

[@shroom9079]

Yeah I remember that weird huh

[@virtuehonor9625]

I remember that too. Everyone was talking about it, then as if it was never spoken about. Very weird. Like some kind of "Men in Black" memory that somehow became vague.

[@Gothtides]

Science is sadly mostly politics, when a scientist or a group of scientists reputations are at stake they will do just about anything to keep that information from being studied. Regardless of if it's even true or not, a lot of them actively lobby against research on our own solar system.

[@Bidness156]

I’m 22 and I remember being in 1st grade and learning about it, we had a singing assembly and I remember a solar system song and the last part mentioned parent X

[@bangerrr569]

I love chuck nice. We all live vicariously through him, being a normal person that gets to be NDT best friend, absorb all his knowledge and ask all of the questions to better understand.

[@CaymenCider]

Neil's ability to explain complex subjects in layman's terms is truly world class.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Pluto class

[@davidtherwhanger6795]

He still can't explain WHY he's not the one that demoted Pluto. Him saying that his planetarium and already removed Pluto BEFORE it was officially demoted and put it, and I quote, "where it belongs" is just what the TRIGGER man would say.

[@thesamardahab]

@@davidtherwhanger6795dirty ice ball. That’s harsh. 😂

[@leonmarkrodziewicz279]

It's becoming apparent that Neil is the Death Star to would be additional planets. First Pluto now Planet X!

[@justsomeguy6474]

@@davidtherwhanger6795 The International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto not NDT.

[@scloftin8861]

I got to meet Clyde Tombaugh back in the 1970s. He was a lovely man and he still deserves the recognition for having the patience to go over those observations so painstakingly as to find Pluto in the first place. And it was where we were expecting something, just not our first dwarf planet.

[@spacemonkey9000]

:)

[@sebastiangomez-wu9gh]

Cheers from Rome, Gravitational wave astronomer listening !! I must admit this kinda physics podcast with a comedian cohosting keeps getting better and better, thanks for all the work.

[@fire-ae]

I agree, podcasts a year before or older were kinda uninteresting to me, but this one is very good!

[@trapjohnson]

Chuck speaking for ALL of us in the middle there

[@kellywray1486]

Coming across a discussion of Planet X led me to look up the De Kuyper belt. Back in my day, my 3rd grade science teacher ridiculed me for asking why the continents looked like a puzzle that could've fit together. Thank you, Neil de Grasse Tyson, for taking the time to explain things to everyday people like myself ❤

[@DreamerTrain]

Jupiter --- Saturn --- Neptune --- George --- Pluto

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Gorgon....

[@chaine47]

My Very Enthusiastic Mother Just Served Great New Pastries

[@alfonsotianzon5475]

Farmer George

[@nelcar774]

George goes between Saturn and Neptune, just saying...

[@dbfzato-1327]

yourectum lol

[@RandomSwitchGamer]

9:48 "You killed pluto" "THAT IS NOT THE TAKE AWAY!" Neal...whenever Pluto is brought up in any conversation ever...that is always the take away 🤣

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

TBH, we're never going to get to a planet X because they keep removing planets from the solar system.

[@matthew3136]

Neil is gaslighting? 😂😂😂

[@Vincent-2057]

It's never gonna get old this joke! I hope chuck always keeps it going!

[@NitrogenVM]

There are so many people glazing Pluto, I mean Eris has more mass anyway 💀

[@Bluhbear]

It may not be the take away, but Pluto was taken away.

[@allenstewart5624]

These guys are like Laural and Hardy in their ability to improvise responses to complex topics. Their light-heartedness brings a level of intrigue that I find to be very entertaining, making learning fun. Please know that I have a high respect for your teamwork. When it works as it does for specific pairs like the Smothers Brothers, for example, it creates a desire to watch with anticipation, waiting to see what kind of responses will come about as you guys interact concerning your subject matter. Thank you!

[@broandrew]

What Happened to Planet X? It is hidden on purpose. The Pope owns the Lucifier infra red telescope on top of the sacred Mt. Graham in AZ. They view planet X or Niburi, like a hawk and tell us NOTHING! Do you wonder why so many solar flares, CME's this year? Due to Niburi is near. No panic, just stay close to Jesus, if you know him. Ask him in today as the Holy Ghost

[@AtomicPunk23]

Oh man I remember loving the hunt for planet X as a little kid in the 80s. I honestly didn't realize until this video that Neptune's orbit *never had* any deviations from the math. The inconsistencies were dismissed as bad data in my junior year in high school. Until 10 minutes ago I thought the Kuiper Belt caused Neptune to deviate. You learn something new every day. 🥰

[@DevenTurner-gk6dd]

Don’t bully Pluto for being small. It made a very big moon for itself and made an even bigger impact on my childhood. ❤

[@GabrielLee-z9r]

Save Pluto! Why not, we saved Ferris Bueller.

[@tinman7856]

And now he is the King of the dwarf(plamet)s. I honetly settled to be fine with that 😀

[@Potato-rb8ms]

It's not small, it's average size and fully functional!

[@venkelos6996]

Back when I was young, and Pluto still had planet status, I always thought that another reason the "Planet X" name stuck was because it would be the tenth planet, and X was the Roman numeral for ten. Just one more reason I wish NDT hadn't put out a hit on the planet named after Hades.

[@bcubed72]

Me too. That was the biggest missed opportunity since we chose "corn" over "maize," forever preventing us from having "maize mazes." (That would have been amazing!)

[@bomboclaat1509]

I mean it wasn’t NDT himself bro, it was a whole community that he was just the most famous of.

[@venkelos6996]

@@bomboclaat1509 No, I'll never claim NDT did it, or alone.😊 I'm just a dumb layperson who wondered if ot happened because demoting it would mean not having to allocate resources to researching it? I could never really see the advantage, and so a younger me never understood what the big drive was, beyond they apparently could.

[@gorkskoal9315]

still is a planet the fact that some malcontents want to call it DWARF doesn't meen't not a planet anymore. We don't go around going Her Her the giant farts er um Jupiter and Saturn do we? so why do the same to pluto?

[@AustynSN]

I thought the same thing. (Note: The rest of this comment verges on fan fiction) Sometime after the release of "Star Trek:Nemesis", I realized that the next Star Trek film would be the tenth. Since Pluto was still a planet and I'd hear of "Planet X" in sci-fi and speculation my whole life, I thought the next film should be called "Star Trek: X". My idea for the plot was that a long unknown tenth planet in the sol system was somehow on a collision course with Mars colony.

[@EPS5000]

Neil took away our pizzas. (for anyone that doesn't understand this joke, teachers use to get their students to memorize the order of the planets by saying "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" which stood for Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto)

[@Angie_Onaleta]

Whoa! Throw back!😅 when I saw Pizzas my brain instantly knew what you were talking about 😂

[@mavrelnotmarvel]

My very excellent mother just served us nothing :(

[@lautabott_uy]

@@mavrelnotmarvel My very excellent mother just served us nuggets lol

[@AveragePicker]

...how is that easier then just remembering the planets...

[@norman8737]

@@AveragePickerit’s called mnemonic device, often used as a way to associate a topic with a sound, word, sentence or abbreviation etc etc in order to easily recall its origins or meaning.

[@TheRealJasonVoorhees]

the plutonians will have their revenge

[@sniperboom1202]

"Jerry, Pluto isn't a planet and I can prove it scientifically"

[@immortalsofar5314]

While playing their battle march on the plutonium!

[@mTokhi1]

Pluto is cold, cold celestial body

[@gdibble]

💨 *"..Planet X Evaporates..." with corrected data."* (1993-06-01 News headline @ 8:43) Thanks Neil, for doing the history lesson and sharing this in a fun way with Chuck. Great episode btw; really enjoyed it . _Keep up the great work!_ 💫

[@1crazyguyy324]

Whenever I have trouble sleeping, I just watch a video of Neil talking and all my troubles are gone!! Thanks for curing my insomnia Neil.

[@aimeepearl693]

I went to Northern Arizona University, and went regularly to Lowell. It's absolutely wonderful!

[@PhaseSkater]

its where all the locals go to smoosh smoosh

[@mayankk2800]

is there a place to stay overnight or we need to drive at night and back

[@fwd79]

06:59 "That would've killed him" I am ROFL 🤣🤣

[@ljre3397]

You two together are perfect. Interesting and really funny.

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

I would give anything for my son to sit in with these guys… my son has autism and is a real life Sheldon… I would love to listen to Neil and my son talk.. it would be awesome..

[@tyrone4u559]

👍What i like is, Neil always give credit to the people responsible for their contributions to science discoveries.

[@williamyoung9401]

and NON-scientific discoveries. 🙃

[@TheBS1000]

But he won't take credit for what he did to Pluto.

[@Jaihind_jaiho]

Scientific progress is perhaps the most challenging thing. It requires consistent meticulous efforts. This video is a perfect example of this fact.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

I can't believe Neil was part of dethroning Pluto 😅

[@frogz]

part of? he has a personal vendetta!

[@benjen5518]

He was literally the key proponent

[@AndHePlaysDrums]

Pluto had it coming

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

@@benjen5518 You are getting his popularity by the masses mixed up with some kind of Authority over science, which is a fools game!

[@delayedcreator4783]

@@Bob-of-Zoid no one has authority over science

[@danemania001]

Why did Neil’s finger do that at 6:12 it looked alien

[@logystics8954]

😮

[@banedonrunestar5618]

Color contrast between the skin of his palm and the skin on the back of his hand, plus the circular motion of his fingers, plus the point of view of the camera, equals a split second optical illusion of you watching a real-life X-File.

[@kane_of_light]

Love you guys! So grateful for StarTalk!

[@MykiVonFerro]

I was not expecting this when I randomly clicked on this. This was gold. Also Chuck is a treasure.

[@TheZaius]

I remember reading about Planet X in my science text book in the early 90s.

[@antobannister93]

My earth science text book dated to 1999 when I was in 6th grade science class in 2005 still had Planet X mentioned as a possibility.

[@PeterTea]

Right next to planet why.

[@dang48]

And home of the X-men.

[@billyghostal]

@@dang48 and King Ghidorah

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

Then there's a double planet, U.

[@delta5297]

If you follow the line of planets A, B, C, D...you can't very well miss planet X.

[@angelikalindenau943]

Where else would it be?🤣

[@keithmcauslan943]

My most recent understanding is the Planet X between the Ort cloud and Kuyper belt would explain some of the Comets and other objects plummeting into the inner solar system. But this just raised an interesting question to me. Comet Shoemaker-Levy. Was that an historically known comet?

[@travelerwatanabe]

Im so glad to have this cleared up! I wondered about Planet X in elementary school and then...never heard of it again

[@dralin350]

Love it. I was half-expecting it to be influenced by the collective mass of all the smaller objects in the region.

[@Kazedor]

That Malcolm commment was underrated. Surprisingly funny.

[@bigman4407]

...

[@speller9]

Yeah, It was... Lol😅

[@AriellaJu]

Wish it was better appreciated, thank u for being a rare gem lol😅

[@TK199999]

Neil deGrasse Tyson the killer of Pluto....like a KGB assassin in the night. He walked up behind it and * pop pop *. Leaving the withered body for the poor people on the internet to try to save. As Comrade Tyson laughs like cartoon villain threatening Care Bears and My Little Pony gang too.

[@anthonykaiser974]

What happened to 🫎 & 🐿️?

[@vt2788]

It doesn't matter dude. It is a f-ing piece of rock. Also, Pluto is still a quite recent scientific discovery, so it is subject to scientific discourse and conventions

[@EMDrecs1]

It’s just amazing how well Niel can clear this stuff up for common people, and with such ease! I finally understand this Planet X thing, AND the Pluto thing as a bonus! In only 7minutes!

[@theronster345]

I need Neil to stick around for an additional 100 years. I owe it to his explanations for helping me understand these complex topics in science.

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

Please please please never stop ❤

[@DustinDawind]

Reminds me of that old daffy duck cartoon where Daffy and Porky are trying to find Planet X. So they just follow the other planets which are conveniently labelled in alphabetical order.

[@jasonhammond4640]

Planet X had the shaving cream atom.😅

[@Satai80]

And unfortunately Planet X was blown into pieces when both Duck Dodgers and Marvin Martian used their secret weapons. :)

[@vitor22peixinho]

In Brasil there’s a song called the second sun “O segundo sol”, from a very famous nacional rock singer, inspired by the more spiritual and metaphysical nature of the phenomenon of Planet X, it’s a very beautiful song and I highly recommend the experience

[@allnoingseven6240]

It's actually the first sun that's called the Black Sun and other names that's why it comes before Sunday with a 👑 on its head

[@IHaveAName1824]

I cant belive star talk is still going, i listend to this as a kid

[@primovid]

Wow...this was great. I remember hearing about planet X as a kid but never knew what the final story was...until now. Thanks!

[@nckgmz83]

This is Golden content that gets me through the tough times. Thank you Neil. ❤

[@InvictusRed1911]

0:16 Oh come on that joke was golden 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nilsonmiranda8812]

Severely overlooked lmao that was very funny

[@_Jayskiii_]

It looks like it got edited, but it was hilarious 😂

[@jimmyzhao2673]

I can't believe the editors just glossed over that.

[@Auxodium]

Bit cringe TBH.

[@rogersnick17]

That was gold

[@Dennimathew]

Watching StarTalk on a rainy day with a cup of tea is therapy. You both has the best vibe combo in the internet.

[@MDKakashi.]

Fun fact, I learned in school back in 2002-4 that there are 11 planets, last 3 are pluto, Vulcan and X. Though the issue was solved 10 years back. It's terrifying how slow the information used to spread accross the world. note: I'm from Bangladesh, which is exact opposite side of the planet compared to US.

[@NGASAKI]

I’m finding out Planet X has nothing to do with Malcom 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bcubed72]

IMHO, the worst thing about Pluto's demotion is "Planet X" USED to work on two levels: "X" for Roman numeral 10, and "X" for "unknown variable." But it's out the window now. I have the same misgivings about the English language choosing "corn" over "maize": every fall, we could scare the kiddies with the thought of getting lost in a "maize maze!" (That would've been amazing...)

[@BigBalls-v4m]

I hate it when balls are substituted for testicles.

[@EyeSea]

You guys are fantastic🤣 Can't wait for the next!

[@mojo_giorgio]

It's incredible gow Neil can give entire speech about any topic in this field, with its exact facts, names and dates in a snap.. also in such simple way so that everyone can understand... Fantastic job

[@KevinHurst-p8m]

Love the content! I could listen two all day! Thank you, keepem coming ?

[@Ukrainadian]

Chuck was on a tear this episode.

[@IMDWTT]

Chuck's French character sent me into orbit, I'll check for Planet X while I'm up here

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Top comment 😂😂

[@Skobingo-f9s]

“there needs to be one more nail in this coffin” I snorted laughing, while in a Zoom Meeting

[@mrcokez1]

I would listen about planet X for hours. So incredibly fascinating. Love this podcast

[@erincampbell1955]

I love the way the one guy makes little silly jokes making it more interesting for the viewer, even Neil laughing helps bc u know sometimes it’s they way it’s explained, makes it interesting not just some classroom lecture but more a conversation! Bc avg IQ ppl such as myself doesn’t understand all that physics and Neil makes it short simple to understand not getting into small details but just a simple outlook

[@fmort210]

Didn't they refer to planet X that led to the discovery of Pluto? If I am right that would make Pluto the "Former Planet formerly known as 'Planet X'"?

[@artdogg50]

Yes but Neil refuses to acknowledge anything positive or historical about Pluto. He's the ultimate Pluto playa hater.

[@Welverin]

3:07 SCIENCE!

[@spenceair1972]

Pluto didn’t get demoted, it got promoted from last planet to first in the kyper belt.

[@maeannengo4908]

Pluto "failed upward"

[@rojaws1183]

Biggest and best dwarf planet.

[@CaptainCataractss]

This was so cool to find out! Thank you guys for such a great program

[@MrWater893]

My favorite contemporary Planet X hypothesis is the Kuiper object orbits are caused by a primordial black hole

[@stephenbenner4353]

When Elon colonizes Mars, he will re-name it “Planet X.”

[@JohnLumpp]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@patsky8319]

Whoa.

[@DJSaulyE]

Oh 💯 he would do something like that

[@KennyFromPhilly]

Elon can’t even make a working truck!

[@guilianbirindwa2453]

Best joke here 😂😂😂

[@TransaurusWrecks]

In a world where the news is dominated with politics, and social media is plagued with disinformation, it's so wonderful to be able to come here for some lighthearted science entertainment, and objective truth. I absolutely adore both of you gentlemen, and I thank you for creating this safe space for people like myself. ❤

[@touremenace10420]

And when Pluto gets upset and starts hurtling at us then it's going to be huge right 🤔 when it's about to hit us 🧐

[@yanceyboyz]

It would melt

[@SweetzOfficially]

This Was Very Good. Very Informative 😂❤

[@robertcouchin]

Chuck and neil had such great chemestry in this video. neil talking about the things he loves and you have chuck following along and just dropiing jokes and they are both laughing and enjoying the time

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

The planet formerly known as Twitter

[@fractalflight5752]

Iv heard somewhere that, other than Nibiru, the planet has been referred to as Marduk. Its the name of one of Enki's sons who became a new ruler of the annunaki.

[@randomhobbies5796]

😂😂😂

[@jusadude186]

You know what's up👍🏾

[@xpndblhero5170]

Ancient Aliens taught me that.... 😂

[@jusadude186]

@@xpndblhero5170. Don't go by that. Read the Sumarian Epic Of Creation yourself.

[@danielpaulson8838]

Ah, ancient supernatural, mono myth treated as history. Abrahamics do that too.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

I think the real question is how Myles Standish managed to live for hundreds of years!

[@heathers.9740]

This is why science is amazing. Theres always something to discover and new things to learn, even about previous events.

[@decjr5668]

"You kiiled Pluto" ha. i was rolling. Thanks for the retrospective.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Planet X is where Dr. Funkenstein & the Afronauts are from. They are coming back to funk us up and give manchild back, the funk we lost. Chocolate City baby.

[@gregshirley8070]

The thumbnail picture of Neil looks like when your grandma knows she cooked you a bomb meal and she’s looking at you waiting for you to taste it

[@Carlo1629-b3e]

I thought planet X was named like that because it was going to be the 10th planet (X is 10 in Roman numerals.

[@IzInAZ]

As soon as the Lowell name came up I knew where that was going. I'm from Tucson and went to school in Flagstaff. Fascinating area in terms of geology and astronomy.

[@rcsontag]

Mr. Tyson, When you have a few minutes, please explain the origin of our solar system including where all those heavier-than-iron elements came from. Such an explanation should also include the reason for the gas giants and the distribution of the planets.

[@jaredtrp]

Neil reached for his astronomical kitchen knife, and slipped it, handle wrapped in his fist, behind his back. Almost cheerfully he queried, "So... Pluto..." he cleared his throat, "You cleared your orbit lately?"

[@stinkymccheese8010]

Being as how Pluto has been downgraded to planetesimal shouldn’t Panet X now be Planet IX?

[@john_blues]

It's X for unknown, not for 10.

[@markmilne765]

Malcom X joke was awesome, did NDGT not get it? :D

[@jimmyzhao2673]

ikr

[@SyncJr]

This is really interesting. I do feel like some details are missing. So there were conflicting measurements about Neptune? Where can I learn more about the possibility of Planet X nowadays?

[@karachaffee3343]

On March 23, 1966 Planet X left the solar system , and it was at night so nobody saw it . Then they sent planet Y to replace it . But if you look carefully at the photos , you can see the mountains look quite different , even though the continents were made to be similar.

[@Osiris064]

Don't worry Chuck, Malcolm X will get a planet.

[@gravypatron]

😂😂😂

[@Lancelot.R]

"Hey NASA, your mom said I was big enough" -Pluto....probably

[@Rkay421]

So far as we know there is no Planet X?

[@behradkazemi213]

I couldn't imagine that a space talk can be this much of fun bruh :)))))))

[@Ysmir_The_Ancient]

LOL, this episode was really good!! 😂

[@balorko6796]

9:48 Chuck is the only person that can make Neil crash out.

[@TheletterRpg]

I never do this but... FIRST!!

[@crazyman8472]

This is a job for…DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24th-AND-A-HALF CENTURY!!! 👽

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

Please make the videos longer!

[@iP0intNLaugh]

Elon musk bought it

[@Elayzee]

Yet the STUNNING and BRAVE Neil degrade Tyson can’t say what a woman is.

[@MrCaptainnemo]

Clearly that is something you have difficulty with. Well, you are entitled to your opinion

[@ChrisEightyNine]

I thought I'd been seeing more articles lately saying that the observations and studies of the outer solar system have been pointing even more to the existence of a large object than before?

[@magnusclapront947]

I love these two. Their charisma and laughs are the best. Great info too!

[@BrianEthridge-wg6ko]

I've never heard one conversation with this guy that I didn't enjoy. He delivers knowledge in such an enjoyable way that it doesn't feel like you're learning. If I would have had this guy for a professor in school I probably would have been in a completely different profession that didn't involve violence!!

[@madamsuna6434]

I freaking love you two. You make me smile. Keep being awesome.

[@MerlinsDrAgon]

There should be a Startalk History series of episodes without guests, just to put out some interesting/intriguing media to the average joe