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I've always dismissed that as pseudoscientific nonsense, but it would be amusing if fringe astronomers like Zechariah Sitchin turned out to be even partially correct.

Is it bad that these announcements always bring me less joy and entertainment than the following day's crazy-ass conspiracy website updates do?

I don't think it is too far off. Recently an exoplanet with a long elliptical orbit was discovered:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16501-elliptical-orbit...

Also it could be a brown dwarf which are hard to detect but will be inline with typical binary star systems observed elsewhere. It is hardly unlikely that our own sun is an exception to the rule.

Not to mention, the 'nemesis' theory is speculated by some main-stream astronomers.

Haha, I really hope they call this Nibiru just because they can.

I haven't heard this word since late 2012. Good times.