Amir Siraj
American astrophysicist and pianistWikipedia
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Oct 19, 2026
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Precisely.
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The major breakthrough came in 2025 with research published by astrophysicists Amir Siraj, Christopher Chiba and Scott Tremaine.
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What did their team do differently to get a better read on this ghost planet?
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They calculated the long-term orbital stability of distant TNOs specifically in relation to their mean motion resonances with Neptune.
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It's called the binary star connection.
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the binary star connection.
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Research by Amir Siraj and Avi Loeb looked closely at the complex mathematics of planetary capture.
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They found that the likelihood of our single sun capturing a rogue planet moving at interstellar speeds to become Planet 9 is statistically very low.