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10th planet discovered in solar system
Deseret News (Salt Lake City); Jul 30, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...larger than Pluto. The 10th planet, Brown said...pin." Why call it a planet? "I think any reasonable...that includes the nine planets we know has to include...except that the 10th planet has a higher...apparently flung the 10th planet into an orbit reaching...the plane ...
RESEARCH POINTS TO A 10TH PLANET COULD EXPLAIN MOVES OF NEPTUNE, URANUS
The Boston Globe; Jul 1, 1987; ; 700+ Words ...system contains a 10th planet or present theories...the motions of the planets and five years of...something" is another planet. If the data on the planets' motions are correct...Either there is a 10th planet, perhaps five times...
Astronomers confirm existence of a 10th planet at the outer reaches of solar system 9.7 billion miles out from the Sun, on a planet 2700km across, a single day lasts 560 Earth years
The Sunday Herald; Jul 31, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...they say should be designated the 10th planet to orbit our sun. The discovery...object. He labelled the body the 10th planet, but the astronomical world...system. The discovery of a possible 10th planet crowns what has been a remarkable...
Analysis: Astronomers announce discovery of 10th planet
NPR All Things Considered; Jul 29, 2005; ; 552 Words ...announce discovery of 10th planet Host: MICHELE NORRIS...it seems our tally of planets in the solar system...the right place. Most planets lie in the same plane...representation of how planets actually lie in space...this legitimately a planet? Will we see a new...say that it's the ...
10th planet discovered past Pluto.(News)
The Boston Herald; Jul 30, 2005; ; 552 Words ...yesterday the discovery of a 10th planet, which means Pluto, the icy...planet. "Understand that `planet' is an arbitrary distinction...does something stop being a planet and start being just a rock...We might get a whole lot of planets. That would really mess up...
System's '10th planet' has constant companion Astronomers: Celestial body past Pluto has moon
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); Oct 2, 2005; ; 517 Words ...10-02-2005 System's '10th planet' has constant companion Astronomers...no official definition for a planet, and setting standards such...other objects to take the "planet" label. Possessing a moon...Mercury and Venus are moonless planets. Brown said he expected to...
Far beyond Pluto, a possible 10th planet is found
International Herald Tribune; Aug 1, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...Tribune 08-01-2005 Add a 10th planet to the solar system...an exact size for the new planet, but its brightness and...smallest of the nine known planets. ''It is guaranteed bigger...Tombaugh found Pluto. The Minor Planet Center proposed in 1999 that...position among the major ...
10th Planet Slightly Larger Than Pluto
AP Online; Apr 12, 2006; ; 475 Words ...what is considered a planet. Some astronomers have...say UB313 should be the 10th planet because it is bigger...oversees the naming of planets, has not taken a stance...determined to be the 10th planet, UB313 would be the...
Astronomers Claim Discovery of 10th Planet
AP Online; Jul 30, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...Brown labeled the object as a 10th planet, but there are scientists...determine its exact size. The new planet is rocky and icy, similar...scientists this long to find the planet because its orbit is at an...compared to the orbits of most planets. Alan Stern of the Southwestern...submitted ...
Possible 10th planet is only slightly larger than Pluto
AP Worldstream; Apr 11, 2006; ; 368 Words ...what is considered a planet. Some astronomers have...say UB313 should be the 10th planet because it is bigger...oversees the naming of planets, has not taken a stance...determined to be the 10th planet, UB313 would be the...
Scientists Claim Discovery of 10th Planet
AP Online; Jul 30, 2005; ; 656 Words ...Brown labeled the object as a 10th planet, but there are scientists...submitted a name for the new planet to the International Astronomical...scientists this long to find the planet because its orbit is at an...compared to the orbits of most planets. The new planet is rocky and icy, ...
Scientists Discover 10th Planet's Moon
AP Online; Oct 2, 2005; ; 560 Words ...claim to have discovered the 10th planet in the solar system...about what exactly makes a planet. The problem is there is no official definition for a planet and setting standards like...other objects to take the "planet" label. Possessing a moon...Mercury and Venus are moonless ...
Scientists discover moon orbiting so-called 10th planet
AP Worldstream; Oct 1, 2005; ; 538 Words ...claim to have discovered the 10th planet in the solar system...debate over what exactly is a planet and whether Pluto should keep...no official definition for a planet and setting standards like...other objects to take the "planet" label. Possessing a moon...Mercury and Venus are moonless ...
NEW CLUES POINT TO AN ELUSIVE 10TH PLANET
The Boston Globe; Jan 15, 1990; ; 700 Words ...possible location of Planet X, a suspected 10th planet far beyond the orbit...motions of the outermost planets shows that they move...look" for a possible planet. Because there might...the presence of the 10th planet. The predicted...
Astronomers claim discovery of 10th planet in solar system
AP Worldstream; Jul 30, 2005; ; 520 Words ...Brown labeled the object as a 10th planet, but there are scientists...submitted a name for the new planet to the International Astronomical...scientists this long to find the planet because its orbit is at an...compared to the orbits of most planets. The new planet is rocky and icy, ...
Is Sedna the 10th planet?
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; Mar 16, 2004; ; 570 Words ...accepts Pluto as the ninth planet, but Willmitch said he thinks...considered too small to be the 10th planet. "But it's just semantics...agreed on Pluto's status as a planet. But, he's uncertain at...discovered in recent years orbiting planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus...
Scientists think our solar system may have a 10th planet.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; Oct 11, 1999; ; 700+ Words ...think. It may be a big 10th planet hidden far beyond Pluto...than the rest of the planets. Or it could be a...see the effects of a planet before they see the planet itself. That's what...are dubious about a 10th planet or a brown dwarf...
So-called 10th planet bigger than Pluto, scientists say
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; Feb 2, 2006; 484 Words ...have confirmed that a so- called 10th planet discovered last year is bigger than...quell the debate over what makes a planet. The astronomers who spotted the...diameter. If it is determined to be the 10th planet, it would be the farthest...
At the Edge of Solar System, a 10th Planet May Lurk
The Washington Post; Feb 2, 2006; ; 700+ Words ...probably would have to be a planet, too. The 10th. But if Pluto gets demoted...textbooks that refer to nine planets are doomed to obsolescence...historical reasons should remain a planet -- otherwise school kids...the plane where most of the planets dwell. Brown nicknamed the...to decide ...
Astronomers claim discovery of 10th planet.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; Jul 30, 2005; 700+ Words ...than Pluto which they labelled as the 10th planet. If confirmed, the discovery would be the first of a planet since Pluto was identified in 1930...in 2003, but it was not regarded as a planet until scientists re-analysed their data...
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