Comments on: It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over

By: Eight Planets! - Asymptotia

Eight Planets! - Asymptotia — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:16:02 +0000

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By: Wolverine

Wolverine — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:28:26 +0000

Oops, inadvertently omitted a term… “cannot expect extrasolar planets”

By: Wolverine

Wolverine — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:19:28 +0000

It troubles me that the revisions made to the IAU’s original proposal have been constrained to defining bodies in our solar system rather than being applicable universally. Surely we cannot extrasolar planets to conform to whatever we find psychologically or culturally satisfying here in our cosmic neighborhood. I’d rather wait another three years for a more functional set of guidelines than see a resolution adopted shortsightedly.

By: Twelve Planets! - Asymptotia

Twelve Planets! - Asymptotia — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:18:21 +0000

[...] It’s official!* There are twelve planets in our Solar System (so update all the posters, such as the ESA one on the right). [Update1…. Oh no it’s not official! See here.] [...]