At all times, humanity has been attracted by the sky and the secrets that were hidden behind it. At the dawn of their history, people believed that it was there that powerful gods lived, observing the life of people from there.
In the history of mankind, there are a huge number of myths associated with space. This space in various legends represents an inhabited world inhabited by various gods, demons and other spirits.
In the myths of many peoples of the world, there is a mention of the planet, which the ancestors of modern man considered the center of the origin of life in our universe. You can find legends that the planet was inhabited by powerful creatures who, in the process of war, destroyed themselves and their world.
Such legends, which arose at the dawn of human development, cause only a smile on the face of a modern person. However, what if such fables are reasonably real? Could an ancient man have known that there was one more planet in our solar system?
It is rather difficult to answer such a question. It is necessary to consider in detail and objectively the various facts and concepts that exist in modern science, and based solely on reliable sources, draw your own conclusion.
Ancient myths
The Sumerians are one of the most advanced and at the same time mysterious civilizations of the Ancient World. At the moment, scientists are sure that the Sumerians had extensive knowledge of the universe. From the artifacts found, we can conclude that the inhabitants of this country knew about the existence of such planets as Pluto, Uranus, Mercury, Neptune, Venus. In addition, scientists managed to find and decipher clay tablets that date back to the 6th millennium BC, they mention the planet Tiamat, which ceased to exist. Based on the text that was written on them, it follows that Tiamat was destroyed as a result of the use of super-powerful weapons. According to the same clay tablets, we can conclude that this celestial body was located between Mars and Jupiter.
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The question arises, how did the ancient people, who did not have special equipment, know about this? Obviously, the knowledge was passed on to them from a more advanced race that visited our planet.
The indigenous people of South America describe in detail the events that took place on the disappeared planet. So, according to Mayan legends, creatures created by the gods rebelled against them. The reason was the desire to gain power and control over the Galaxy. Many of the gods died, because weapons of colossal destructive power were used against them. In the myths of the Indians of South America, this is described as a flash of light that incinerates and burns everything around. When the remaining gods realized that they were destined to lose this war, they used weapons that were even more terrible and destructive. As a result, the planet, where the creatures they created, lived, simply shattered into small pieces.
The epic of the ancient Hindus also describes a similar event. The gods turned their attention to the planet, which was the 5th in our solar system. There they created the first intelligent creatures to praise their creators and strive for perfection. However, for unknown reasons, a war began between the gods and these creatures, ultimately the supreme god Vishnu swept over this planet in his chariot and destroyed it, shattering it into small pieces. But not all the creatures that inhabited this planet were destroyed. Many fled, persecuted by a formidable god, throughout the universe. Some of them hid on Earth.
It may seem that such legends are the most real invention and do not deserve any attention, nevertheless, already in the 16th century, an event took place that does not allow, so skeptical about the legends of ancient peoples.
First discovery
The first astronomer who voiced the idea of the existence of the planet PHAETON is Johannes Kepler. While conducting research on celestial bodies in 1596, he became interested in the empty space that lies between Mars and Jupiter. Kepler suggested that between these two planets there was one more, which for unknown reasons ceased to exist.
Unfortunately, Kepler's difficult relationship with the Roman Church became the reason that his scientific research became a taboo topic and the scientist's assumption was consigned to oblivion for 200 years.
Official opening
Only 200 years later, a scientist from Palermo Piazia Giuseppe made a sensational discovery. He found that in the solar system, against the background of the Constellation Taurus, there are the remains of an unknown celestial body. The discovery was made by accident. In the process of creating a Star Map, he discovered a point in the starry sky, which was moving in the opposite direction in relation to the rotation of celestial bodies.
Carl Gauss continued the study of this discovery. It was he who made a detailed calculation of the motion of the investigated celestial body. According to these data, the trajectory of the object is between Mars and Jupiter. In the next 20 years, several more similar small objects were discovered. They seemed to move one after the other and had a similar starting point. This was the reason for the astronomer Alberto to conclude that all the celestial bodies found are the remains of a certain planet. It was decided to give this planet the name Phaethon.
Amazing discovery
In 1891, another, so to speak, additional discovery was made. Scientists, exploring the space that lies between Jupiter and Mars, were amazed at what they saw. Astronomers have counted over 320 different small bodies. However, at the moment, more than 40,000 small asteroids have already been discovered between these planets. Such a cluster cannot be accidental, in this place was a planet unknown to modern science, which was well known to ancient civilizations. A huge number of different theories and questions arise, what happened to this object?
Is the Phaeton planet a fiction?
In the scientific world, there is still no consensus regarding the existence of this planet. However, Tiamat is mentioned in various ancient world civilizations.
In 1951, the scientist Schmidt developed the concept according to which such a cluster of asteroids and meteorites in one place is nothing more than the influence of the solar gravitational field on various small objects. Such an anomaly is the reason for the formation of such a strange and mysterious asteroid cemetery between Mars and Jupiter.
It would seem that a consensus has finally emerged in the scientific community on this issue. All the legends and myths of the ancient world can be easily taken for the invention of our ancestors. But in 2000, a discovery occurred that once again brought dissonance to the scientific environment.
Unexpected discovery
In 2000, a meteorite was discovered in the mountains of Antarctica, which is more than 25,000 years old. According to various studies, it has been established that this meteorite is supposedly part of Mars. As a result of deeper studies of the asteroid, it was concluded that the piece of the fallen meteorite has nothing to do with the "red planet". The chemical composition of the elements that make up its composition was significantly different from the chemical composition of Mars, so scientists again started talking about the possibility of the existence of the planet Phaethon.
Destruction of the planet
Most scientists agree that the planet was destroyed 25 thousand years ago. There is no consensus in the scientific community as to what caused such a significant catastrophe, which led to the formation of so many fragments. Conservative scientists suggest that the planet collided with a huge meteorite that was moving in our solar system at a very high speed. It should be noted that the mass of such an asteroid had to exceed one-half the mass of the planet Phaeton for such destruction to occur. Science does not know asteroids of this size. In theory, asteroids of this size could exist in outer space.
In addition to this version, astronomers are considering several more options for what could have happened to the planet Phaeton. The researchers do not exclude that it could explode due to the activity of the volcanic core inside the planet, due to an excessive approach to Jupiter. The destruction of the planet could also be due to a collision with its own satellite. So, according to the assumption of a number of researchers, a wandering planet or the core of an extinct star could enter our solar system, as a result of which the trajectory of Phaethon and its satellite was disrupted. This caused the collision, and as a result, the death of both celestial bodies.
Along with these interesting theories, there is opinion among specialists at the NASA space agency's research center. It lies in the fact that the planet simply hid from observation in Pluto's outer orbit. As a result of the transition from one orbit to another, Phaeton shed part of the planetary crust.
Mysterious meetings
Every year, people from all over the world witness the manifestation of UFO activity. Sometimes situations arise when aliens come into contact with humans. There are times when people are abducted by aliens for various purposes. Most of the victims of such abductions do not remember what happened to them.
The story of a married couple Hill, excited the whole world. Spouses Betty and Barney were returning to New Hampshire from vacation. Late at night, they saw bright lights that followed their car. An attempt to break away from the pursuit of flying objects did not bring any result. As Barney recalls, at one point he felt that his body no longer obeyed him. The car stopped and he saw several humanoid creatures heading towards them. In the process of telepathic communication, Barney asked the question: "Where are you from?" To which he received the answer that the home of these creatures is the planet located between Mars and Jupiter. None of the spouses could remember anything specific. The couple woke up a few hours later.
In 1985, Whitley Strieber, who lived with his family in upstate New York, woke up one night in the middle of the night to strange sounds that were heard outside the house. Taking a shotgun, he decided to go and figure out the situation. Out on the street, he walked through the ranch and decided to check the outbuildings. Behind them, he found people who were sitting under a tree. He pulled out a flashlight and aimed his shotgun at the intruders. When the light of the lantern snatched the faces of the criminals out of the darkness, Wheatley immediately realized that these were not people. Instantly the body stopped obeying him. A dialogue began between him and the aliens. During the conversation, Wheatley asked where the aliens came from. One of them said that their home is the planet between Mars and Jupiter,and the second even drew a diagram of our solar system on the ground and indicated his home on it. After that, the eyewitness lost consciousness, when he woke up, it was already morning.
There are a huge number of similar stories. Of course, all these data cannot serve as a sufficient justification for the fact that the planet Phaethon exists and is the habitat of intelligent living beings.
Summing up, we can conclude that the planet Phaethon or Tiamat, as it was called by various ancient civilizations, was known long before our era. To answer the question of how our ancestors knew about it is possible. In modern science, there is no consensus regarding the fate of this planet. Various cases of collisions between earthlings and aliens and the mention of the planet Phaethon appearing during these contacts creates a huge number of questions that humanity cannot answer at the moment.