And finally: Planet #10

[RhinoBull]

Did you guys hear about this: 10th Planet Discovered, Bigger than Pluto

[Jacob Roman]

That's not the 10th planet. Matter of fact, they found the 10th planet a long time ago, called Planet X, which revolves around a vertical axis, while the other 9 revolves around a horizontal axis.

And scientist even found 2 or 3 more planets beyond Pluto and Planet X. And just recently, like a couple of months ago this was on the News, they found distant planets in other solar systems similar to the Earth, with water, oxygen, etc.

[RhinoBull]

No JR, this is a real deal - object was discovered in 2003 but they thouhght it was not moving. Recently it wasn't found were expected and after some calcs they did confirm that it's planet and they are debating the new name. So, I guess they will officially annonce it upon settling on its name.

[Jacob Roman]

What I was saying is that there are more than 10 planets within our solar system. Thats the real deal I was trying to lay out. Unless my Astronomy book and the news reports ended up false.

[RhinoBull]

There are plenty of uncofirmed objects found but this is the only one that is (at the moment - it could be rolled back yet) confirmed as a planet, so I guess your sources weren't too precise ...

[Jacob Roman]

Wait a minute, I just noticed something. This is like one of the first times you posted in chit chat isn't it?

[RhinoBull]

Not exactly but close.

[eyeRmonkey]

Whoa... thats true. Wieeeerd.

[RhinoBull]

... Wieeeerd.

Which part ?

[alkatran]

That's not the 10th planet. Matter of fact, they found the 10th planet a long time ago, called Planet X, which revolves around a vertical axis, while the other 9 revolves around a horizontal axis.

And scientist even found 2 or 3 more planets beyond Pluto and Planet X. And just recently, like a couple of months ago this was on the News, they found distant planets in other solar systems similar to the Earth, with water, oxygen, etc.

I thought planet x was the planet such-and-such kept saying was 'bigger than jupiter and OH MY GOD HEADING RIGHT FOR US!!!!'

Ah... crazy people.


But mainly I feel sorry for the astrologers (note the L)... this means all their predictions have been wrong due to this unknown planet

[mendhak]

JR is right, other objects have been discovered before this and they have been called planets too. Do any of you remember Planet X, Sedna and Quaoar?

And this is just an object for now, although you may unofficially call it a planet when talking to your friends and showing off your new knowledge.

It'll take some time before it gets decided whether its officially a planet.

Personally, I like Sedna and this new ones... they're planety enough for me.

[eyeRmonkey]

Which part ?

That JA doesn't post here often.

[dglienna]

Are you reading the wrong thread? RB doesn't post in CC very often. This may even be the first time that I've seen it.

[Cander]

No JR, this is a real deal - object was discovered in 2003 but they thouhght it was not moving. Recently it wasn't found were expected and after some calcs they did confirm that it's planet and they are debating the new name. So, I guess they will officially annonce it upon settling on its name.

Not likely to officially become a planet for awhile. As the article says, Astonomers have no definition of planet and lately Pluto has been called into question. There is so much stuff in the Kuiper belt that could possibly be planets in the same definition of Pluto. This will be argued for a few years most likely.


Besides every tin foil hat wearer knows Planet X is the brown dwarf that is headed towards earth and will cause mass destruction.

[wossname]

I think you'll find that old planet #10 is called Rupert (not planet X) after an astronomer's parrot.

*dna*

[wossname]

astrologers (note the L)

Don't want to upset the astronogers now do we.

[CVMichael]

I find it interesting that none of the previous civilizations discovered the 10'th planet, but only us... I doubt that it's a new planet...

It's not long until we'll be able to send humans to mars, and now we discover that there even more planet than what we thought of (to study).
I wander how long it takes for us (humans) to be able to see all the planets in our solar system.

[Cander]

I find it interesting that none of the previous civilizations discovered the 10'th planet, but only us... I doubt that it's a new planet...

It's not long until we'll be able to send humans to mars, and now we discover that there even more planet than what we thought of (to study).
I wander how long it takes for us (humans) to be able to see all the planets in our solar system.

It is a new planet. If by planet you mean a round object circling the sun. The problem is there is NO scientific definition for a planet. And Pluto has been argued since discovery that it isn't a planet. The thing is, there are god knows how many other objects out in the Kuiper Belt, but they give off so little light from reflection, that we cant see them.

[CVMichael]

When I think of a "planet", I think that is a masive chunk of rock/material that rotates around the sun in a specific angle... did I get that wrong ?

So based on that, if that planet #10 rotates around the sun, then it's a planet...

And besides, that planet #10, it's a huge chunk of rock that is in our solar system. If ancient civilizations would discover it (but thought of it as not a planet), because it's so big, it should still be depicted in the drawings (or whatever they left behind from their culture).

So... my point was, we are the only ones that discovered it...

[NotLKH]

The problem is there is NO scientific definition for a planet....

You made me think of the following questions:

1. At what point does a pebble become a rock?
2. At what point does a rock become a boulder?
3. If you have a chip off of a rock, is it a new rock?
4. Are there pebbles,rocks,boulders in space? or must they be planet bound?
5. If an asteroid non-destructively landed on a planet, what would it be?

You made me waste valuable time, forcing me to share that vital information.
Do not do that again.


-Lou