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planet summit
Aug. 13th, 2006 10:36 pmExperts meet to decide Pluto fate
Astronomers are gathering in the Czech capital, Prague, hoping to define exactly what counts as a planet.
The International Astronomical Union hopes to settle the question of Pluto, which was first spotted in 1930.
Experts are divided over whether Pluto - further away and considerably smaller than the eight other planets in our solar system - deserves the title.
One potential outcome of the meeting would be the promotion of 2003 UB313 - nicknamed Xena - into the exclusive club of "official" planets.
exciting stuff
Astronomers are gathering in the Czech capital, Prague, hoping to define exactly what counts as a planet.
The International Astronomical Union hopes to settle the question of Pluto, which was first spotted in 1930.
Experts are divided over whether Pluto - further away and considerably smaller than the eight other planets in our solar system - deserves the title.
One potential outcome of the meeting would be the promotion of 2003 UB313 - nicknamed Xena - into the exclusive club of "official" planets.
exciting stuff
