Wonder if his AA group will have a celebration. Oh, wait. He wasn't in the program..
Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Pluto isn't quite as lonely as scientists had thought.
Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune. But this newfound world, dubbed 2015 RR245, is much more distant than Pluto, orbiting the sun once every 700 Earth years, scientists said. (Pluto completes one lap around the sun every 248 Earth years.)
"The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace how the giant planets formed and then moved out from the sun," discovery team member Michele Bannister, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said in a statement. "They let us piece together the history of our solar system."
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The exact size of 2015 RR245 is not yet known, but the researchers think it's about 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide. Pluto is the largest resident of the Kuiper Belt, with a diameter of 1,474 miles (2,371 km).
The research team first spotted 2015 RR245 in February of this year, while poring over images that the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii took in September 2015 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).
"There it was on the screen — this dot of light moving so slowly that it had to be at least twice as far as Neptune from the sun," Bannister said.
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Well, HERE for one..
Chocolates for the Angels!!!
Heh. He was 83.
Well, there was John Wilkes Booth.
I thought he was a critic.
(rim-shot)
I just read that on FB. That’s so sad. Well, he’s with Gilda, now, so I guess it’s all good.
That stuff works so well, the pain goes away before you’ve rubbed it all in. It’s the only thing I found for that stubborn pain in my right leg.
Did it leak? I was afraid it would, even though I knew it was sealed and in a baggie, but still... Of course, they asked me if the package contained a “liquid,” and I’m afraid I lied about that. My bad. :o|
One of the gals from Church was just on FB with me, and she referred me to an attorney that does trusts, so I’ll send him an email in the morning. I hope he can help for not a lot of money.
Anyway, it’s my bedtime, and I gotta go. Thanks for the article on murdering printers. I can relate!
No, the package was fine, and it’s not really “liquid” ;-). Glad you enjoyed the article. I hope you have a good night!
I have to take Pat and James to Boy Scouts soon. We can listen to the “Hamilton” soundtrack in the car.
Wonder if his AA group will have a celebration. Oh, wait. He wasn't in the program..
Floofy squee!
You will give him what he wants!
I noticed that!
“Your eyelids are getting heavy! You’re getting very slee....” Yeah. Like that.
Basement squee! I want!
I was hoping my deposit would have come in last night, but no such luck. The plan was to take some of the money and go to JoAnn’s and get the fabric so I can make the dress I’ve been dying to get started on, but the money wasn’t in. *sigh* I only wanted $20...
Maybe tomorrow. :o|
UGH!
I had a Nelson Mandela moment when I heard.
How are you doing in Peoria? Cats all right?
Hmmmm.
Everybody must be too busy to post today. I know I
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