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August 16, 2006

Mercury, Venus, and the Rest?

thumbnail image of Solar System Explorer Gizmo As a student I only had to remember the name of nine planets in our solar system. I managed to remember all. Currently almost 2,500 astronomers are meeting in Prague and working on a definition for what a planet really is. There is a chance we could end up with twelve planets, dozens more, or maybe just eight! If changes occur we'll be sure to update our Solar System Explorer Gizmo the following day.

Posted by Raman at 09:12 AM in Science (Real World) | Permalink