Planet X is Found - Heckuva Name: 2003 UB313
Astronomers have now confirmed it - we have a new planet (click here for NASA images and renderings). About 3 times further away than Pluto and slightly larger...OK, it's not REALLY 'Planet X', since that was supposed to be another Neptune or Uranus. In fact, there's a movement about to reclassify Pluto from being a planet at all, since it's now recognized as one of the largest Kuiper Belt objects. NASA has a quicktime video describing the discovery.
Reading further, it would appear that the International Astronomical Union has not clarified the definition of this as a new planet, tho a name has been submitted for it. So, I guess the jury is still out.
posted by jimboses @ 3:20 PM
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