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possibly reflecting
advanced observations thousands of years ago. But the myths also contained
additional elements that did not equate with our current knowledge of the solar
system. An important planet was missing from the myth, one that stood as a
central pillar in the creation myths. I believe that this body is a Dark Star,
which means that the sun has a binary companion, albeit a rather diminutive
‘kid brother’.
    The possibility that such a body has a highly eccentric orbit
would readily explain how it is currently very difficult to detect, yet has
been observed in the sky during history and prehistory, becoming an established
part of humanity’s mythological inheritance.
    A planet the size of a small brown dwarf might approach the outer
planets, or move through the distant Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt, without causing
orbital mayhem. In times gone past, it may even have moved among the planets
nearer the sun, perhaps through the Asteroid Belt; a zone which may once have
been the home of another, long-destroyed world. This may seem incredible, but
it has been shown that a small brown dwarf could actually move directly through
the solar system without disrupting the other planets.
    Computer simulations have shown that a planet as massive as 10
Jupiters would have no discernible effect upon the other planets if it moved
among them. 21 This surprises many who would naturally imagine that
the passage of a large planet through the solar system would have a
catastrophic effect on the other planets, including Earth. However, this is not
necessarily the case.
    Even
though this is a possibility, I now doubt that the Dark Star moves through the
planetary solar system during our current era. Instead, it treads quietly
through the more distant Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt during the closest approach of
its orbit. It seems to be leaving the cosmic equivalent of dirty footprints in
the snow out there. It may bring with it other planets, though, that do move
closer to us and become observable. This is another theme we shall be exploring
in this book, one that will allow us to integrate science with myth in a rather
elegant way.
    The
creation myths that we have spoken of here indicate that this Dark Star did
move among the planets in the distant past, and that the effect of its transit
among these familiar worlds was, in some cases, catastrophic. Again, there is
anomalous evidence in the solar system to support such a contentious argument.
It seems that its catastrophic incursion a billion or so years ago was confined
to that brief, but traumatic period, and that it has migrated out to more
tranquil waters since.
    The
strong-headed god who stormed the solar system soon after its creation has
wizened up and now keeps its distance. Yet, the glory days of its youth are
evidenced every time we look at the Moon in the night sky. Armed to the teeth,
our fiery young god brought with it a devastating array of weaponry.

Mythology and the Dark Star
    Let
us imagine for a moment that a brown dwarf moved through the solar system
billions of years ago. We can consider this seriously because of the evidence
in the solar system that multiple catastrophic events occurred about 3.9
billion years ago, about 500 million years after the birth of the solar system.
The Earth and Moon were literally pounded by massive bodies, whether asteroids
or comets.
    The
Moon still shows the scars of this event long ago, which is known as the ‘late,
great bombardment’. This is because the surface of the Moon is extremely
ancient. Other similar bodies in the solar system also show this traumatic
pattern of cratering.
    There
are many theories as to why there were so many impacts over such a short period
in the history of the solar system. No one knows for sure. But it is quite
legitimate to speculate that another cosmic body invaded the solar system at
that time, causing mayhem. And the bigger the body, the more likely it is that
we can explain the sheer magnitude of the calamity