10th planet discovered in SS

[Tom]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4730061.stm

Blimey. Thats a bit far away.

 

[Trem]

Thats bloody interesting. After all these years they find another planet.

Just goes to show, they don't know as much as they think they do.

Really shite name though :/

 

[Tom]

Chances are they'll change that name to a God, but only after a bit of argument.

 

[Turamber]

Either I am psychic (unlikely) or this was announced before. If memory serves the object is large enough to affect other bodies in the solar system but is not large enough to be considered a planet ... more of an asteroid really.

But then I might be thinking of something else entirely...

 

[JingleBells]

Either I am psychic (unlikely) or this was announced before. If memory serves the object is large enough to affect other bodies in the solar system but is not large enough to be considered a planet ... more of an asteroid really.

But then I might be thinking of something else entirely...

Yesterday they announced this one: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4726733.stm
in 2001 they announced this one: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1419508.stm

 

[Wij]

Bound to be lots of big rocks out real far. Interesting, but if it ain't got rings I ain't caring

 

[Mazling]

Name it 'a' god? There is only one god. Call it the planet "god".

 

[haarewin]

Name it 'a' god? There is only one god. Call it the planet "god".

all the other planets are named after roman gods.

 

[Mazling]

:-(

 

[Brynn]

all the other planets are named after roman gods.

is Earth a roman god?

 

[old.user4556]

Earth is the Roman God of dirt/mud.








































/coat

 

[dysfunction]

Maybe they will call it Vulcan then...

 

[haarewin]

apparently its going to be called Sedna, after the Inuit Goddess of the Sea.

is Earth a roman god?

other planets

perhaps I wasnt clear.
the other planets apart from Earth (and now Sedna).
I have no idea why Earth is called "Earth", rather than being named after a mythological God/Goddess.

 

[MYstIC G]

if it ain't got rings I ain't caring

Why do I think that's your personal mantra?

 

[moomin]

Sorry guys but I'm pretty fucking sure bcak in 2004 they found a huge planetoid (NOT planet) smaller than jupiter and tehy named that Sedna. So i'm a bit fucking confused as to why they've named the new planet/plantoid( cos if u think about pluto isn't a planet it's fucking tiny like smaller and WAY less denser than OUR moon).


Anyway I am confused not sure what's going on

nasa sedna


wikipedia sedna

 

[Tom]

Sedna is smaller than Pluto, and is not classed as a planet.

The new find is larger, and is classed as a planet.

 

[moomin]

noooooooo no no, it's not been classifieed as a planet in fact I very much doubt it will be.

this is what will happen


pluto will be said not to be a planet, but for historial reasons will b allowed it's clssification, wheres as the new planetoid will be called something else. I HIGHLY doubt it can be considered a planet.

 

[old.Tohtori]

"is earth a god?" Well! *gets out history book*

Earth's name isn't earth, but is actually named tellus, or Gaia in greek, Goddess of the earth and all nature.

There.

 

[moomin]

seems the offcial name is "xena"


WTF

 

[Ukle]

Argh ... i dont know whether to laugh or cry.

 

[Frizz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object

Says it best.

 

[weevil]

in any case there are only 8 planets, because pluto isn't big enough to be a planet.. :touch: