"Astronomers decide on three new planets"
 

"An influential group of Astronomers meeting in Prague are deciding whether our solar system has 12 planets, not nine.

They have agreed on a draft proposal for redefining what constitutes a planet.

A new kind of planet, the pluton, differs from classical planets in that they have orbits round the Sun that take longer than 200 years to complete, and their orbits are highly tilted and non-circular. "

(Read more: h t t p : / / w w w . c h a n n e l 4 . c o m / n e w s / c o n t e n t / n e w s -storypage.jsp?id=4833672)

Sorry. Still can't post links.

Hmn. A lot seems to be happening nowadays.
-Icyblackflame

(Sorry...does this go in General Discussion?)

We already have a discussion about Pluto's status and such.

Please search before making a new thread. Closed.