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Wasn't sure which forum to post this in. Man this is going to cause a lot of re-writing of things, where everything before has been based on our solar system having 9 planets.
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ASTRONOMERS have named the solar system's 10th planet Xena - like the warrior princess in the 90s cult TV show.

It is nine billion miles from the sun and each orbit takes 560 years.

Scientist Michael Brown said: "This will rewrite the history of astronomy text books.

"Kids have had to learn about the nine planets for many years and I am now going to give them a little bit more work to do." Xena is icy, rocky and bigger than Pluto. And like Pluto, scientists believe its surface is methane.


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It is also 97 times further from the Sun than Earth and the constant temperature is around 240 degrees centigrade below zero.


Mr Brown, planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, added: "This is the first object to be confirmed to be larger than Pluto in the outer solar system."


Astronomers think Xena is about 1,700 miles in diameter - Earth is 7,900 miles. It was detected with a 48 inch telescope after a five-year search.


The last planet to be discovered in our solar system was Pluto in 1930.


Scientists are still arguing over the discovery 16 months ago of another "planet" - Sedna believed about 1,250 miles wide. Some say it is too small to qualify

Chocoholic wrote:Wasn't sure which forum to post this in. Man this is going to cause a lot of re-writing of things, where everything before has been based on our solar system having 9 planets.
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ASTRONOMERS have named the solar system's 10th planet Xena - like the warrior princess in the 90s cult TV show.

It is nine billion miles from the sun and each orbit takes 560 years.

Scientist Michael Brown said: "This will rewrite the history of astronomy text books.

"Kids have had to learn about the nine planets for many years and I am now going to give them a little bit more work to do." Xena is icy, rocky and bigger than Pluto. And like Pluto, scientists believe its surface is methane.


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It is also 97 times further from the Sun than Earth and the constant temperature is around 240 degrees centigrade below zero.


Mr Brown, planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, added: "This is the first object to be confirmed to be larger than Pluto in the outer solar system."


Astronomers think Xena is about 1,700 miles in diameter - Earth is 7,900 miles. It was detected with a 48 inch telescope after a five-year search.


The last planet to be discovered in our solar system was Pluto in 1930.


Scientists are still arguing over the discovery 16 months ago of another "planet" - Sedna believed about 1,250 miles wide. Some say it is too small to qualify

Now they've gone and messed up that wee rhyme we had to learn! about somebody's mum or something like that..

OH MY LAWD!!! ITS THE END!!!! THE END I TELL YOU!!!!!!blaaaaaaaaahhhhh

Pretty lame name in my opinion...

They should have named it "Planet of the Apes"

"Get you hands off me you damned dirty ape!!!!"

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:They should have named it "Planet of the Apes"

"Get you hands off me you damned dirty ape!!!!"

damn ,, again ,, your comment is nice man ,,,loooooooooool

Lol yeah the name is hilarious...makes me wonder whether its a practical joke/hoax? Now if ever a tv character deserved a planet named after them, its Homer Simpson

Oh one line in particular grabbed my attention:
Xena is icy, rocky and bigger than Pluto.

Yep that sounds like Lucy Lawless to me!

Yeah it does sound like Lucy Lawless.

I think it's amazing, even our little solar system is expanding, makes you wonder what else it out there.

YEa..they actually found it back in 2003.
I guess they wanted to be sure before they make a fool of themselves.
But anyway...yea..interesting. Don't know why it took them 2 more years to confirm its a planet.

And Pluto is no longer concidered a planet. So we are down to 9 again...lol
Its just one big ball of ice...hardly a planet

Somewhere out there , is also a planet made up of wood.
Lurking...and soon..some astronomers will discover it too.

Just remember i told u first.

I am waiting for the planet made of cheese!!!!!

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:I am waiting for the planet made of cheese!!!!!

That would make my dreams come true... A you all may recall, I love cheese!!!

Liban wrote:

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:I am waiting for the planet made of cheese!!!!!

That would make my dreams come true... A you all may recall, I love cheese!!!

yes with three moons ...

pepperoni
ham..
bacon ... hmmmm

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yes with three moons ...

pepperoni
ham..
bacon ... hmmmm[/quote]

how very muslim-friendly of you!

guys.. do NOT start a religious debate in this thread.. i can feel it coming

Major Pain is not Muslim...

A planet made of cheese...hmm it shall be called Noveau France

Liban wrote:Major Pain is not Muslim...

i realise that, liban- that's why i said 'muslim-friendly'

BobbieMasoner wrote:

Liban wrote:Major Pain is not Muslim...

i realise that, liban- that's why i said 'muslim-friendly'

Yes of course, you are correct. My bad!!

Liban wrote:

BobbieMasoner wrote:

Liban wrote:Major Pain is not Muslim...

i realise that, liban- that's why i said 'muslim-friendly'

Yes of course, you are correct. My bad!!

i'm always correct habibi

BobbieMasoner wrote:

yes with three moons ...

pepperoni
ham..
bacon ... hmmmm[/quote]

how very muslim-friendly of you!

guys.. do NOT start a religious debate in this thread.. i can feel it coming [/quote]

hahahaahahaha

its not that i just really ... they are all pork by the way (no offense to all Muslim posters though)

heheehe and yeah im muslim friendly because i've lived most of my life here in the middle eastand i do have a lot of muslim friends ... one thing i really admire from them are that they give more respect to christians ... than we christians give to each other ... .....

disclaimer:.. i dont mean it in a general snse ... what i say is based on what i see in the news, "forums" , and personal experiences ... and this is my personal point of view ... and since there was a request that a religious debate should not be in this thread .... so pls .... spare me this post and pls ... just let this one pass .... hahahahahahahaahahahaha

No No No!! The "LAWD" said, ...........wait, no religious post, got it

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:No No No!! The "LAWD" said, ...........wait, no religious post, got it

you're such a good boy, pump.

mAJOR pAIN wrote:

BobbieMasoner wrote:

yes with three moons ...

pepperoni
ham..
bacon ... hmmmm

how very muslim-friendly of you!

guys.. do NOT start a religious debate in this thread.. i can feel it coming [/quote]

hahahaahahaha

its not that i just really ... they are all pork by the way (no offense to all Muslim posters though)

heheehe and yeah im muslim friendly because i've lived most of my life here in the middle eastand i do have a lot of muslim friends ... one thing i really admire from them are that they give more respect to christians ... than we christians give to each other ... .....

disclaimer:.. i dont mean it in a general snse ... what i say is based on what i see in the news, "forums" , and personal experiences ... and this is my personal point of view ... and since there was a request that a religious debate should not be in this thread .... so pls .... spare me this post and pls ... just let this one pass .... hahahahahahahaahahahaha[/quote]

Pepperoni can also be had in beef... Its just more expensive and it actually tastes better according to some Christian friends...

Bacon can be had in vegge format and it tastes like sh!t this way