Scientists discover 10th planet

[Mike Tx]

I don't have a link, but I have it from a reliable source that a 10th planet, that orbits he sun every 288 years or so, has been discovered. Anyone hear of this?

[txinvestigator1]

Yes, I read this in the Dallas Morning News.

[Mike Tx]

I wonder what they will call it?

[p01ic3m4n]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/07/1033538894512.html

this it?

[n567]

I read somewhere that it was part of an asteroid belt, and not really a planet. As it turns out, Pluto is also part of this asteroid belt, and if astronomers knew what they know now about Plute, they would never have classified it as a planet.

[Deputy Joe]

Great. Now when the kids get older and I have to help them with their science, I won't be able to. First they rename the dinosaurs, now there might be between 8-10 planets. Gotta love modern science.

[shooter1201]

This is OLD news. I learned of this over 20 years ago....in high school. For the past 20+ years, scientists have speculated that Pluto's eliptical orbit was due to the gravitational pull of a VERY LARGE planet acting upon it. This 'new' planet has often been referred to as 'Planet X'. Original, huh?

[kirch]

So if there is a new, tenth planet, they're going to have to come up with a name for it, aren't they?

No reason why we can't lend our creative inspiration to the world of science.

My suggestions and reasonings:

Goofy - Pluto needs a friend. Plus, the name is rooted in ambiguity -- is Goofy a dog, or not? A planet, or not?

Planet Reebok - The logical progression from corporate sponsorship of stadiums and events.

Beatnik - It's, like, totally far out, man.

Go ahead an give it your best shot. Heck, they got away with 'Uranus'.

[CopInNY]

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Originally posted by kirch:
Go ahead an give it your best shot. Heck, they got away with 'Uranus'.

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Which is interesting..how DID they come up with that? This is how I see it:

2 Scientists hanging around at NASA suddenly find an un-named, large, mass.

"Wow, another planet!"

"you, idiot, thats not a planet!"

"I'm telling you, that's a planet"

"Oh, shove it up your *****!!!!"

It was then determined to be a planet, and when asked what they wanted it named, there seemed only one logical choice...