I wanted to post about this yesterday, but Blogger was having some problems. The planet Pluto has been demoted to a "dwarf planet" and ripped of it's planetary status. Because it did not meet the new definition of what a planet is.
All I can say is I feel sorry for all those librarians and everyone who will now have to go back and make a note about Pluto no longer being a planet lol.
Planet UB313 nicknamed "Xena" and it's orbiting moon "Gabrielle" by one of the CalTech's planetary scientists Mike Brown, will also join Pluto as one of the "dwarf planets". The word is still out on whether the planet will keep this name. I for one am all for it:D.
Here are some related articles:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Xena_Awarded_Dwarf_Planet_Status_999.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3776636a1860,00.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-pluto25aug25,0,2108884,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060825/NEWS/608250346/1051
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