One-off
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Director(s):
TRAN (Florence)
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Producer(s):
ARTE FRANCE, LOOK AT SCIENCES
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2022
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
In the depths of our solar system, a planet five times more massive than planet Earth and so far from the Sun that it would take 10,000 years to orbit the star. Does this mysterious Planet 9 really exist? A fascinating research forces us to reconsider the genesis of our solar system.
Teams of astronomers have been tirelessly tracking this mysterious planet for years. What clues and discoveries allow them to theorize its existence ? Why is it so difficult to detect ? This celestial object is nicknamed Planet 9 because, since Pluto’s demotion to a dwarf planet in 2006 it’s no longer the ninth planet in the system. This film-investigation reveals how this fascinating research carries even more issues: by exploring these largely unknown territories, thousands of objects are revealed, forcing us to reconsider the richness of our solar system. And to deeply modify the vision we have of it and of the story of its formation.
CNES Award, Best science/environment research film, at Lumexplore 2022, Scientific and Environmental Exploration Film Festival
Silver Trophy in the feature film category at the 2023 Réunion Scientific Film Festival