For all those amatuer astronomers... [Archive]

Dante

Jul 30th '05, 01:05 PM

Astronomers have found a new planet in our solar system! :cool: :cool:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1419508.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2306945.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3516952.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4726733.stm

Ghost

Jul 30th '05, 07:18 PM

They've suspected something like this out there for a long time. This is just the first time someone caught direct evidence of it. Most likely they are going to have to redefine what a planet really is. Some astronomers don't think Pluto should even be included as a planet because of its size and odd orbit. Plus, they think there could be as many as 10 more "planets" like the new one they found out there somewhere in Kuiper Belt. It should be really interesting what they end up doing with the classifications.