Gryph Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Could be this solar system's 10th planet. Astronomers announced Friday that they have discovered a new planet larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun. The finding will likely renew debate over what exactly is a planet and whether Pluto should keep its status.ADVERTISEMENTclick here The unnamed object — the farthest-known object in the solar system — is currently 9 billion miles away from the sun, or about three times Pluto's current distance from the sun. Astronomers do not know its exact size, but its brightness shows that it is at least as large as Pluto and could be up to 1 1/2 times bigger.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050730/ap_on_sc/new_planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Hopefully it is a planet and not an incoming comet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suvo Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Hopefully it is a planet and not an incoming comet<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i dont think it is , but i cant be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 why can't astronomers name planets after they've been to them first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Why can't astronomers give them cooler names? I'm getting flocking tired of them when all I hear is "this planetoid X534##¤¤XAZAS that we just found...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 they wanna name em all after greek gods :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucandrake Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 (edited) Hello my name is b2132149549........ version 20.102 (still in BETA testing) Anyways , it's weird that another planet was found, makes me feel smaller even though im 6.4 rofl (grew an inch three days ago) Edited July 30, 2005 by Drake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 they oughta send a human into jupiter, or Uranus or Saturn and show a pic of them getting owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Neo Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 they oughta send a human into jupiter, or Uranus or Saturn and show a pic of them getting owned<{POST_SNAPBACK}>hmmm, sending a human into Uranus would definately not be cool, lol Maybe it's the mythical Planet X, and now that we've discovered it, it's inhabitants are going to send Gihidrah or Mechagodzilla down to ravage Tokyo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted July 30, 2005 Author Share Posted July 30, 2005 Well all celestial objects have names like this. It will be given a proper name once it passes the International Board of Planet Naming or something like that. But seriously, they have to make sure it's a planet first, or as robbbert said, not a comet on the way to kill us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 hmmm, sending a human into Uranus would definately not be cool, lol It would most definitely be messy, that's for sure.And probably rather smelly as well, ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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