A treat for you, two treats really, to while away the hours during the pandemic or lockdown or wherever you happen to find yourself

...because what else do we have to do besides sit around feeling sorry for ourselves?

Treat Number 1

People my age grew up thinking that our solar system had nine planets, but we had our hats handed to us a few years back when Pluto was downgraded, by those who ought to know, from planet status to dwarf planet status. Now we learn that another Planet 9 may be out there and why astronomers think so. Hint: It involves two more dwarf planets that have been discovered beyond Pluto, and one of them is called Biden. I'm serious. Why don't we ever hear about this stuff on the nightly news? Read all about 2012 VP113 and 2015 TG387 and Astronomical Units (AU) in the following fascinating article:

Beyond Pluto: The Hunt For Our Solar System's New Ninth Planet

Treat Number 2

Speaking of Planet 9, and now that you have had your mind expanded, here's one you cannot miss. Authors Harry Medved and Michael Medved said in their 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards that the worst film ever made was a 1959 gem called Plan 9 From Outer Space. (Plan 9 has absolutely nothing to do with Planet 9; I just wanted to see if you were paying attention.) If you go to this page in Wikipedia you will be able to read all about Plan 9 From Outer Space as well as watch the entire movie (1 hr, 19 min, 7 sec).

After you have availed yourself of both treats, not only will you have learned the difference between Planet 9 and Plan 9, you will also have used up at least 1 hr, 19 min, 7 sec of your life that you will never get back.

I do not say wasted.