Monday, October 03, 2005

Nine is the wrong answer

There is some debate amongst the science world about what the correct answer is. Its Eight or Ten. But not Nine. The question, of course, is how many planets are there in the solar system? Scientists recently discovered Kuiper belt object 2003 UB313. It orbits the sun & its bigger than Pluto. So if Pluto is a planet then Kuiper belt object 2003 UB313 is a planet. Except that Kuiper belt object 2003 UB313 lacks the sex appeal that is so important to scientists. So its been nicknamed Xena, after the firm thigh’ed, leather clad warrior princess. So, if Pluto counts, Xena counts. Its 8 or 10. But not 9. no way.


Anyway, as you can see, it turns out that Xena has a small orbiting body. And of course, they have named this sexy little moon Gabrielle...
...space. Lets face it - its sexy.

3 Comments:

Blogger M is for... said...

Wow, I won't be able to watch 2001 or 2010 with out getting all randy, now

Thanks much OMR
;)

M

P.S. danke for the drunken words

1:39 AM  
Blogger Anna Pet said...

Yay for sexy space discoveries! I wonder if they are going to start asking for id when you buy telescopes now?...Never know what you might see when you look through the lens.

*wink*

Missed you Rich

1:47 AM  
Blogger Daniel Hoffmann-Gill said...

Rich you're such a web whore...

9:28 AM  

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