Nibiru, Kepler, and some basics on orbits

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This article from The Catholic Astronomer, the official blog of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, discusses the laws of planetary motion formulated by Johannes Kepler, and how they pertain to the supposed Earth-destroying planet Niburu.  Author Christopher Graney writes that with a little application of Kepler’s laws, we can assess for ourselves the validity of claims about things such as Nibiru, and we can make that assessment with considerable depth.

Click here to access this article from The Catholic Astronomer, the official blog of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.