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Re: We now have a planet named Sedna
I saw the NY Times story on it this morning. Plenty of good links at Google News... I think that as we further our ability to see into the depths of space, we'll discover smaller and smaller "planets". I wonder whether or not if there will be a distinction made between a rock orbiting the sun and a "planet" in the near future. Heh.

I also wonder how many teachers were teaching the planets today to their elementary school kids today.

"Now kids, how many planets are there? Tommy?"

"Err... Ten!"

"No, that's wrong Tommy. Does anyone else know?"
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