Article: Arts and science: Notion of new planets proves a shock to our (solar) system.

Byline: Julia Keller

Aug. 23--In a WBEZ-FM interview earlier this year, the luminous Laurie Anderson confirmed that during her childhood in Glen Ellyn, she'd often lie on her back and gaze at the sky. She still does that, no matter where she is. Why? Simple, the artist said: "Continuity." The sky can seem like that. Like your oldest and most reliable friend. Like the stable point amid life's tumult. Like the only real grown-up in the room. Earnest. Settled. Yet here we are, a day away from having many of our calm certitudes about the sky and its most dependable contents -- planets -- rudely upended. On Thursday, the International Astronomical ...

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