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03-15-2004, 08:41 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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The 10th Planet!
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Most Distant Object In Solar System Discovered
NASA-funded researchers have discovered the most distant object orbiting Earth's sun. The object is a mysterious planet-like body three times farther from Earth than Pluto.
"The sun appears so small from that distance that you could completely block it out with the head of a pin," said Dr. Mike Brown, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Calif., associate professor of planetary astronomy and leader of the research team. The object, called Sedna for the Inuit goddess of the ocean, is 13 billion kilometers (8 billion miles) away, in the farthest reaches of the solar system.
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03-15-2004, 08:45 PM #2Resident Liverpool FC Fan
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Does anyone remember that other planet they found a few years ago? It was called smilie or something like that.
Im not sure what they decided about it, so maybe this is actually the 11th planet?█ Xcellweb.net - Quality Web Solutions That Work!
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03-15-2004, 08:47 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Interesting...
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03-15-2004, 08:50 PM #4Tells All!
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about 3 years ago we discovered Planet X :O
So yes, this is the 11th planet
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03-15-2004, 08:52 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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There is no real "Planet X". This is the 10th planet.
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03-15-2004, 08:53 PM #6Retired Moderator
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There is a lot of debate over whether or not actually call it a planet because of it's size, and the material it is made of.
This is apparently of a similar size, if not slightly bigger than pluto, so technically should be called a planet but many people seem to disagree.Steve
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03-15-2004, 08:54 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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It's actually much smaller than pluto. Guys, don't you read Slashdot? Geez...
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03-15-2004, 08:55 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Noone knows for sure what's behind Uranus
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03-15-2004, 09:12 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by timechange.com
Noone knows for sure what's behind Uranus
LOL. TC always finds a place to crack a joke.·· Repeat after me... ProSupport is the best... Prosupport is... ··
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03-15-2004, 09:19 PM #10Aspiring Evangelist
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I blogged this yesterday: http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archiv...et-discovered/
Apparently it's "slightly smaller than Pluto"... I wonder, how does this affect us, if at all?Adventures in Parenting.org - Are you a parent? Listen to the free podcast and sign up for the newsletter!
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03-16-2004, 12:51 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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It's not a planet. Too small. That's the final word.
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03-16-2004, 01:00 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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interesting.......very interesting
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03-16-2004, 02:43 AM #13MAOMPSMITCUT (rmbr this? lol)
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Originally posted by timechange.com
Noone knows for sure what's behind Uranus
This is neat stuff, I wonder if one day it will officially be added to our so called text books...
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03-16-2004, 03:48 AM #14Postcount ++
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I will no longer able to use "My very educated mother just served us nine pizza's?
they'll add another line to make it sound even funnier..Orlando Magic--> 05-06 CHAMPS