http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697 Two years ago, the <a href="http://www.iau.org">International Astronomical Union</a> met to debate whether "small" objects in the solar system such as Pluto should be counted as planets.  On August 16, they released a <a href="http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0601/iau0601_release.html">draft definition</a> of a "planet" that not only counts Pluto, but raises the number of planets in our Solar System to at least twelve. en-us Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:53:26 EST Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:29:22 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#17 <a href="http://wellnesswbg.dezuh.com.es">wellness bad griessbach</a> <a href="http://wetterstationwk.dezuh.com.es">wetterstation kachelmann</a> <a href="http://downloaddmjb.crmv.com.es">download musicmatch juke box</a> <a href="http://hundehm.dezuh.com.es Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:29:22 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#16 <a href="http://casinocs.lotto9.us">casino s</a> <a href="http://lightlpt.lotto2.us">light poker table</a> <a href="http://mississippimgcc.lotto2.us">mississippi gulf coast casino</a> <a href="http://ecw-stripespnp.lotto10.us">ecw strip poker nude picks</a Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:48:00 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#15 <a href="http://maschinemj.agtb.com.ar">maschine java</a> <a href="http://hot-teesht.hpes.com.ar">hot tees</a> <a href="http://eichenbaumee.dialo.com.ar">eichenbaum evans</a> <a href="http://mietwohnungmd.dialo.com.ar">mietwohnung dresden</a> <a href="http Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:57:40 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#14 <blockquote>And what about all those engraved plaques we sent into space? Now the alines won't be able to find us. They'll drive right past the solar system going "No, that one has 12, and we are looking for one with 9..."</blockquote><p> If you look at th Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:51:03 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#13 Speaking of those disks with nine concentric circles on them.  It is very likely that aliens would have a very different concept of planets than we do.  They might consider only hard, rocky bodies to be planets and have another concept for gas gi Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:59:00 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#12 I came into this story thinking that Pluto, Ceres and UB313 should count as planets, but the process of writing it up has changed my mind.<p> The IAU wants to define what a "planet" is not only to settle this flame war among astronomers, but also to help d Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:14:21 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#11 The Ugh in the phase refers to UB313, the current official designation for the trans-Plutonion pluton nicknamed Xena. We are beginning to find a lot of stuff out in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of solar system, so there may be more plutons to come. Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:01:47 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#10 This will really screw up SCiFi movies about aliens leaving us messages by leaving pictures of nine concentric circles somewhere. And what about all those engraved plaques we sent into space? Now the alines won't be able to find us. They'll drive right pas Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:37:01 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#9 But if it had been privatized it'd be to Alpha Centauri by now! 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I figured w Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:46:40 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#5 I thought of this just after I posted, but using "Pina" and "Colada" is pretty cool because they way the two words go together reflects the double planet nature of the Pluto-Charon system. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:44:28 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#4 My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.  That's the mnemonic I was taught to remember the order of planets from the sun out.  The mnemonic for 12 would need a C between M and J, and an additional C and U at the end. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:43:18 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/8/18/45442/9697#3 Carrier would be Ceres and Coladas would be Charon. 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