Planet Envy
This is mildly interesting and pretty amusing. Apparently scientists have discovered a planetoid mass or a new planet or a big-ass chunk of space debris somewhere out there. It has a moon and is quite a bit larger than Pluto.
The question raised amongst the scientific elite is twofold:
1) Is it a planet, and if not, shouldn't Pluto be excluded as well?
2) Why can't the guys who originally discovered it name it after Xena the warrior princess?
It's actually an cool story, but how can you pass up something like this:
Among themselves, Brown, Trujillo and Rabinowitz have referred to the main body as "Xena," after the sword-wielding syndicated TV warrior princess. The moon naturally has been called "Gabrielle," after the TV Xena's trusty sidekick.
There's just too much there and I don't know where to begin.
As it turns out, an exhibit in New York has already eliminated Pluto as the ninth planet, prompting an outcry from schoolchildren and, most likely, PETA.
The question raised amongst the scientific elite is twofold:
1) Is it a planet, and if not, shouldn't Pluto be excluded as well?
2) Why can't the guys who originally discovered it name it after Xena the warrior princess?
It's actually an cool story, but how can you pass up something like this:
Among themselves, Brown, Trujillo and Rabinowitz have referred to the main body as "Xena," after the sword-wielding syndicated TV warrior princess. The moon naturally has been called "Gabrielle," after the TV Xena's trusty sidekick.
There's just too much there and I don't know where to begin.
As it turns out, an exhibit in New York has already eliminated Pluto as the ninth planet, prompting an outcry from schoolchildren and, most likely, PETA.
posted by John at 3:22 PM
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