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Old 17-08-2006, 04:08 AM
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3 New Planets announced

Three new planets have been ratified in our solar system plus a new definition of a planet.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...cle1219495.ece

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Old 17-08-2006, 09:30 AM
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yes i heard about thison triple J
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Old 17-08-2006, 10:54 AM
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Ian,

It's still only a proposal, up for a vote at the IAU General Assembly next week.

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Old 17-08-2006, 11:37 AM
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I heard they passed it today??was the channel 10 news wrong??have they passed it yet??
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Old 17-08-2006, 11:51 AM
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No, Starcrazzy. The recommendation of the review committee will be put to the IAU Assembly next week. The Assembly has the final say - there's a few thousand members but scuttlebutt says that if the committee recommends it'll go through.

Perhaps.
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Old 17-08-2006, 12:07 PM
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Ceres a planet? really
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Old 17-08-2006, 01:23 PM
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Yeah! Cere-ous!!!

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Old 20-08-2006, 11:33 AM
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Nice, hopefully they trigger some more life!
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Old 20-08-2006, 01:15 PM
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Article on CNN today suggests that in a few billion years (if we're still here) the Moon will become a planet. Hmmm the youngest old planet will it be?
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Old 23-08-2006, 08:31 PM
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The Universe is a changing place...

There's been a dramatic revision to what is likely to be voted on tomorrow at the IAU meeting. Either no consensus will be reached - or a resolution (that is likely to instead be put forward) will be accepted that kicks Pluto out of the planet club.

http://www.astmag.com.au/news20060823_Lost_Pluto.htm
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