10th Planet Discovered

Accutron · Post by **Accutron** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:14 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/3 ... index.html

It's a Kuiper object, like Pluto, so YMMV.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:30 pm

10th "Planet" in our solar system, one of the multi-billion other ones we didn't know as of yet. Some of Jupiters moons are probably bigger than this...

I mean: "WOW!

Let's interupt all regular tv programs and get the president on tv!"

Valgar · Post by **Valgar** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:37 pm

Are regular tv programs that much better?

Accutron · Post by **Accutron** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:07 pm

Super Laydock wrote:I mean: "WOW! Let's interupt all regular tv programs and get the president on tv!"

Like I said, YMMV

It's not the most astonishing find of all time, but it's still fairly noteworthy. It's larger than Pluto, a pretty significant-sized chunk of rock. It's certainly no mere asteroid...a once-in-a-century discovery.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:20 pm

Super Laydock wrote:10th "Planet" in our solar system, one of the multi-billion other ones we didn't know as of yet. Some of Jupiters moons are probably bigger than this...

I mean: "WOW! Let's interupt all regular tv programs and get the president on tv!"

I'm more interested in space than what's on TV...

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:44 pm

Super Laydock wrote:
I mean: "WOW! Let's interupt all regular tv programs and get the president on tv!"

haha at first in thought "what is he on, it'll be the only sensibe thing he's ever said"... but then i saw you were dutch..

kindofa cool find, tho completeley insignificant to our lives..

Post by **Ghegs** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:03 pm

What I wanna see is how the astrological community accepts the discovery of this new celestial object, since wouldn't that mean every "prophecy" they've ever made is off by a planet's width?

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:14 pm

CMoon wrote:
Super Laydock wrote:10th "Planet" in our solar system, one of the multi-billion other ones we didn't know as of yet. Some of Jupiters moons are probably bigger than this...

I mean: "WOW! Let's interupt all regular tv programs and get the president on tv!"
I'm more interested in space than what's on TV...

hmm, Simpsons on channel 5...

So many rocks and objects in space! I guess we could get all excited about every new orbiting rock in space but I could care less.

Now if it was a totally NEW phenomenon I'd want to know about it, but this "tenth planet" rumour as been going on since (probable before) I was able to read. So we found one now, we'll find another one in time too I believe.

In short, nice to know, but not worth the fuzz.

sven666 wrote:haha at first in thought "what is he on, it'll be the only sensibe thing he's ever said"... but then i saw you were dutch.. Razz

(no idea what you meant with this, but my interpretation of it was quite funny

)

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:32 pm

So Melmac actually exists. (IIRC, Alf's planet Melmac was supposed to be the 10th in our system)

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:18 pm

Agh! Mondas! Cybermen! Runawaaay!!

Actually I'd be more shocked if someone found the 4th episode of The Tenth Planet.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:38 pm

Specineff wrote:So Melmac actually exists.

"In light of the discovery of this new planet, authorities advise cat owners to keep an especially close eye on their pets..."

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:02 am

Hmmm,Is that the fifth rock from the sun

TNT,

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:30 pm

Great - and i bet there's nothing there either. Not even one single sentient Moai head! Dammit!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:03 am

Valgar wrote:Are regular tv programs that much better?

They sure as hell aren't here in the US; unless you're interested in sports, which I'm not, the latest no-talent sitcom, or reality shows.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:12 am

Good thing too, I hear Earth's running dangerously low on Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:50 pm

Vexorg wrote:Good thing too, I hear Earth's running dangerously low on Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom.

Heh heh, reminds me of the old "Duck Dodgers" Looney Tunes episode, wherein they had to locate Planet X and claim it as a new and vital source of the main material used in yo-yo polish.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:52 pm

How far is it from uranus?

Heheh..

Bishamon · Post by **Bishamon** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:16 pm

I don't think it should be classified as a planet, and I don't believe Pluto should be either, if it were discovered today.

Pluto does present a special case, though. I feel that since it was discovered before we knew any better, it should retain its designation as a planet, even though it's just a Kuiper Belt Object.