How dose sceince know that there aren't worlds on the other side of the sun? Mr. Hawkins your thoughts?

Question

If the powers that be in astronamy can demote pluto why cant they add..lets say Valcan on the far side of the sun.

I make no claimes I just put the question out there. In six mo. we will still be in relativly the same position..duh!

Answer 1

We can detect planets on the other side of the sun due to differences in revolution speeds and affects on other planets and planetary bodies. Even if it was traveling at a speed and distance from the sun that made it always invisible from Earth (impossibly unlikely), the affects on orbits of other bodies would give it away. The definition of planets has also been made more strict: Must be on the same plane or revolution as the 8 solar system planets.
If you are talking about outside of our solar system, no one disputes the fact that there are other planets revolving around other stars.

Answer 2

You ask a question of great gravity, my son. Great gravity, indeed. The other side of the sun is known by the assorted masses - hence gravity - involved in the galaxy. These are interpreted through orbits and variations.
The astronomical powers can put the Vatican anywhere they want and they will look just as silly as they did with Pluto and Daffy Duck.

Answer 3

Due to gravitational interactions between Earth and Vulcan, Vulcan would not stay on the far side of the Sun. Given enough time, it would drift from the 180 degree point on the opposite side of the Sun and come to rest at a Lagrange point 60 degrees from the Earth where it would be clearly visible.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

If there were planets on the other side of the sun, then we would see them because at some point we would be across from them due to gravity and distance, unless it had the exact same mass as us, down to the milligram, and was the exact same distance from the sun as we are, down to the centimeters.

Answer 6

well, in 6 months, why don't you look around and see if you can see the other planets you claim exist?

Also, we can tell by the effects on the other planets... they respond to gravity, and if another planet was out there, we'd see it in perturbations of the other planets' orbits.