Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Size don't matter

Spurned Plutocrats Face Rejection Head On

Petitioners ask an international astronomy organization for a better definition of planet

More than 300 astronomers, including University of Hawaii planetary scientist Dave Tholen, have signed a petition protesting the International Astronomical Union's new definition of a planet, which takes away Pluto's status as one of the main bodies in the solar system.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Grrr ..." "Snort!" "Sniff, sniff, sniff ..." "Bark! Bark!"

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