Tuesday, August 02, 2005

[Passions Take Many Forms] New Planet

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas."

That simple mnemonics device has recently become obsolete. Astronomers at Cal Tech (click the title of this post for more info) have recently discovered a 10th planet. It has an orbit that more wacky and eliptical than Pluto's (that's saying a lot), but it is believed to be much larger than Pluto, which some claim is really just a large asteroid.

The new planet has a new name, but it won't be announced until it gains approval from the IAU. In the meantime, it's simply known as 2003UB313.

I'm guessing that the new name is either Proserpine or Juno.

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