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    Default Hubble discovers tenth planet.

    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hu..._20060410.html

    That's right, I'm actually making a thread. :o

    Anyway, "Xena?" Did they fire their naming staff or something? I'd have given it a better name than that. At the least stay in the whole Roman mythology theme, or at the least, Egyptian or Norse.
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    It's not a planet, it's just debris (rocky bodies known as comets or lost moons)

    They just say it's a planet because it's partially inside the planetary system.

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    They named it Xena some time ago. We had a thread about it but I think it was in Eyes on the World.

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    I thought Jebus's post said "What's next? Naming a planet after a Pokemon?" and that's actually a pretty amusing idea.

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    Old news. But I didn't know they named it. I just knew when they found it.

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    Huh.

    This is the first I heard of it. Then again, I never went into Eyes on the World. *shrug*
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic
    I thought Jebus's post said "What's next? Naming a planet after a Pokemon?" and that's actually a pretty amusing idea.
    We should demand that they name the 11th planet..........Mr. Mime.

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    if you read all the way to the end you'll find this:

    "In time, the International Astronomical Union will designate the official name."

    Of course you could always scroll down and only read the last sentence, too.

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    Let's send all the feminists there to die. :foot:

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    Yeah, I didn't finish reading the article, until after I posted it. >_>
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    If Xena is the same size as Pluto then they should name it Pluto 2!
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    Did they run out of Roman mythological figures or something? Meh. Hopefully they'll pick a better name the next time...

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    I demand the eleventh planet be named Joxer the Mighty.

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    The link is not working for me...

    Anyways. I say they should call it Minerva to fit the Roman motif.


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    I'm suprised none of the FFVII fanboys said Sephiroth.....yeah Minerva would fit.

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