The number of planets in our solar system would jump from nine to 12, and puny, belittled Pluto would remain among them under a proposal by an international body of astronomers meeting in Prague.

The definition of planet being proposed today by the International Astronomical Union, if approved, would rewrite the textbooks and discard the simple nine-planet solar system that schoolchildren have memorized for decades.

Under the proposed definition, our solar system would gain three planets immediately. A dozen or more additional planets could be added later, if they qualify.

Source: RockyMountain News

Any predictions on what route the voting board will go?

Share This

---

Related Posts »»
::New York On High Alert
::Longhorn to Include RSS Capabilities
::Bank of England Bailing Out Northern Rock
::Airbus A380
::Open Source Genes?

---