10th Planet discovered.

[Arkacia]

I think its very interesting that scientists have discovered what they believe is another planet in our solar system.

Click for news story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4730061.stm)

A while ago I read about the discovery of an object in the outer solar system named Sedna (http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planet_like_body.html) that was the source of some controversy over whether it should be classed as a planet, planetoid moon or just a Kuiper belt object. This new discovery is apparently larger than Pluto so its classification should be without a doubt a planet.

I wonder what they will name it and how much its going to cost for schools to update all their textbooks.

[yarnellcg17]

Come to think of that discovery..I recall back in 03 of something
they found..and they weren't sure on what it was..but now after 75 yrs
since Pluto and they know it's a planet..I think it's cool..Wouldn't be any
different redoing the books..History is all the time being written..every
day it's the same subject that made history the 1st time..being rewritten..:rolleyes:

[JsWoman]

Cool that they have finally found a 10th planet, and I'm sure there are more than just the 10 that they have, so far. They just need to be "discovered". :D

[death]

i thought pluto wasn't a planet any more

[leonpadi]

Nice to hear that news :)

[Chameleon]

As far as I recall, Pluto is officially no longer a planet. It's been designated a "dwarf planet", along with Eris and Ceres and I forget what else. There are lots of objects in the Kuiper Belt (like the asteroid belt but further out than Pluto) that might also qualify as dwarf planets, once they get going with the new definition.

[Giatros]

I believe the definition has now been fully written and although eris and pluto may be considered to be dwarf planets, surely this means they are still planets as the word is still in their names??

[bloop16]

the probability is highly likely

[july2]

good post! Hello my darling