They argue there may be a ∼ 1.5–3 M⊕ object out there, but don’t say anything about its size or surface temperature.
At ∼ 200–500 au, chances are it would be mostly ice. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt: “most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed "ices"), such as methane, ammonia, and water”)
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Earth-sized in mass, maybe, but earth-like?
They argue there may be a ∼ 1.5–3 M⊕ object out there, but don’t say anything about its size or surface temperature.
At ∼ 200–500 au, chances are it would be mostly ice. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt: “most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed "ices"), such as methane, ammonia, and water”)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt#Composition: “The temperature of the belt is only about 50 K”
“The densities range from less than 0.4 to 2.6 g/cm³”
⇒ a bit heavier and likely way less dense than earth (at 5.5 g/cm³, the densest object in the solar system. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/03/31/this...), so likely at least double its diameter, and very cold, so not earth-like.
That title is click-bait.
I don't know, is there?
Betteridge's law
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headli...