Images: Astronomers see three new planets
Jupiter and Saturn may move farther from the sun in a new lineup of planets proposed by the International Astronomical Union.
The designated dozen would include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The three newcomers would be Ceres, the largest known asteroid which orbits between Mars and Jupiter; Charon, which has been considered Pluto's moon; and the recently discovered 2003 UB313, an object nicknamed Xena that was discovered in 2005 orbiting far beyond Pluto in the outer solar system.
This is an artist's montage of an "expanded" solar system.
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 I wonder...onbliss | 08/18/06 |
 A little confusedw2ktechman | 08/18/06 |
| It's not tooo confusingr.mcdougall@... | 08/19/06 |
 Thank Youw2ktechman | 08/20/06 |
| Greater scheme of things...galaxian@... | 08/19/06 |
| Speaking of planets, we may be losing one.Oz_Media | 08/18/06 |
| ummmaecuff | 08/18/06 |
| maybew2ktechman | 08/18/06 |
 Plutonsonbliss | 08/18/06 |
| As the world turnsmjd420nova | 08/18/06 |
| Eliptic limits of planets by massjavanoginn@... | 08/19/06 |
| Let's clear up the confusionColonel Panijk | 08/19/06 |
| Amenjedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Another effectdavid.tygel@... | 08/19/06 |
| IAU Has redefined Planet and added Plutontom041652 | 08/19/06 |
| the 5 laws of Quantum String Theory...JCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| Actually its the five super stringTony Hopkinson | 08/20/06 |
| Correct......and I am WAY OFF TOPIC (sorry)JCitizen | 08/21/06 |
| Nice to hear from a fellow dilletanteTony Hopkinson | 08/21/06 |
| Geologists annoyed, film at elevenColonel Panijk | 08/21/06 |
| IAU Has redefined Planet and added Plutontom041652 | 08/19/06 |
| Astrologersjeff@... | 08/19/06 |
| Reality?jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Those poor astrologers...Colonel Panijk | 08/24/06 |
| Why Charon & Xenaonbliss | 08/19/06 |
| Well charonTony Hopkinson | 08/19/06 |
| Naa...onbliss | 08/19/06 |
| Why not?Colonel Panijk | 08/19/06 |
| Xenasalvarad@... | 08/19/06 |
| My caseonbliss | 08/19/06 |
| Xena is fine!Xenarulz | 08/28/06 |
| not the first time astrologers have hadjohn.a.wills@... | 08/21/06 |
| And maybe....onbliss | 08/21/06 |
| I agree...john.a.wills@... | 08/21/06 |
| Ah Sun....onbliss | 08/22/06 |
| Here is a link if you're interested, and.....JCitizen | 08/21/06 |
| I find this a little disappointingMark Miller | 08/18/06 |
| I'm dissappointed in the press releases...JCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| Politicsjedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| not PCColonel Panijk | 08/19/06 |
| whoops!jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| it's the difference...Colonel Panijk | 08/19/06 |
| in 2 cheeks (oops)jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
't in c' some more...  jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Don't Mean To Nitpick....tom041652 | 08/19/06 |
| YesMark Miller | 08/23/06 |
| 7 planetsjohn.a.wills@... | 08/23/06 |
| nasa... intelligent?Justin Carmichael | 08/19/06 |
| NASA reference?onbliss | 08/19/06 |
| nasa referenceJustin Carmichael | 08/19/06 |
| Fail to see the light.onbliss | 08/19/06 |
| you may need some therapy - but you'r rightjedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Planetoidsjmschattke@... | 08/19/06 |
| RE: molten coreJCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| typo?jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Thanks Jedtimmer...JCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| The hot coreTony Hopkinson | 08/19/06 |
| I'm recommending I be a planet ...PJfromOttawa | 08/21/06 |
| perspectiveglop@... | 08/19/06 |
| Interesting......JCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| awesomejedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| Facinating.....JCitizen | 08/19/06 |
| Not to worry...jedtimmer | 08/19/06 |
| eclipsesColonel Panijk | 08/19/06 |
| Actually linking perspectiveTony Hopkinson | 08/19/06 |
| From 9 to 12 to... 8?Colonel Panijk | 08/24/06 |
| It's officialonbliss | 08/24/06 |
