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New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

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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TOPICS: Astronomy
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To: moose07

Purple and Pink?

How, um, gay..


2,661 posted on 08/31/2016 1:49:31 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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2,662 posted on 08/31/2016 3:05:45 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Yeah.....
Totally.


2,663 posted on 08/31/2016 4:14:47 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: Tax-chick

Good Morning TC’

Made a decision just now and acted on it.
(When you’ve got up off the floor). :)
Decided to take a short break up to Yorkshire next week. Recharge the batteries in the home county. Nothing strenuous.
They give good weather for the week, and I’ve seen what is lurking out in the Atlantic.


2,664 posted on 08/31/2016 4:19:40 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: moose07

Hey, Moose! I hope you have a lovely time in Yorkshire. I don’t think there are as many murders there as in some other parts of your country ...


2,665 posted on 08/31/2016 4:25:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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To: Tax-chick

I will keep a special look out for murder sites.
There are one or two come to mind. Goathland, for example.

The pace of life is just so much more human up there.
There is no intention to plan anything , just act spontaneously....the first planning discussion will be tonight.


2,666 posted on 08/31/2016 4:33:59 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: moose07

2,667 posted on 08/31/2016 4:35:31 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: moose07

LOL! It’s very important to organize your spontaneity carefully.


2,668 posted on 08/31/2016 4:45:16 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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To: Tax-chick; moose07; NicknamedBob; NoCmpromiz; All

Pensive kitteh says reading is boring unless you know all the words.

Good morning/afternoon, Ganag! My but the conversation was interesting yesterday. I wish I had felt like taking part.

I’m going to go shower and then head for Walmart where I will fight with the night stalkers to get some food. And during one or the other of those times, I’ll contemplate the Greekiness of reading the tomes and scrolls from the confines of a time machine. Where is Dr. Who when you need him?


2,669 posted on 08/31/2016 4:50:11 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Monkey Face

Just think of the fun you could have with a time machine.
Bottle of C*ke in Egyptian tombs....
Biro corrections on ancient papyrus....
Leave a note at Macchu Pichu for Hiram Bingham....”Took your Time, Hiram” .
Steel Rebar sticking out of the Great Wall of China....
Save the Titanic...


2,670 posted on 08/31/2016 5:02:49 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: moose07; Monkey Face

Howya, ‘Face! We’re back from the Non-optional Family Athletic Exertion (3 times around the block = 2 miles). Frank cut out after the 2nd lap. For my next thing, I’m taking Elen to school. Usually DP takes her, leaving at 7:30, but he’s taking some technology training at home this week.


2,671 posted on 08/31/2016 5:32:08 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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To: moose07

See how much fun that would be? Wow. Can you picture the faces of those archeologists/explorers who found bits of modern technology in ancient stuff? With a hidden camera, we could all sit around and drink to each new “discovery!”


2,672 posted on 08/31/2016 6:46:49 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Tax-chick

And I’m back from Walmart. I need to go in and take a breathing treatment — probably steroid, as I’m having chest pains again. They woke me up at 0200 this morning, so I’m thinking this is not going to be a good day.

Epic Fail Latino Lawn Service came yesterday, but they can’t seem to figure out a calendar. Not to mention the fact that this time, it was one guy with a standard sized mower, rather than three men (or four) and a girl with a riding mower, hugh push mower and an edger.

I can certainly understand Frank not wanting to hang in there for the final lap, as I’m thinking you didn’t do that at a stroll pace. (Where’s the “exertion” in that?)


2,673 posted on 08/31/2016 6:55:10 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Look up HTTP error code 418


2,674 posted on 08/31/2016 6:57:05 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Eh? In my new house the kitchen walls will be Thickened Cream Behr M290-1, the kitchen ceiling and the adjoining breakfast nook will be Behr Lavender Memory M550-2.

Oym not gay.


2,675 posted on 08/31/2016 7:03:55 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: moose07
Save the Titanic...

It was a close thing.

The ship's engineers invented counter-flooding on the spot, keeping the Titanic from turning turtle (something that nearly always happened) and promptly sinking, this allowed all the life boats to launch and saved countless lives.

Had the ship not cracked it two*, it might have stayed barely afloat until the Carpathian showed up.

* Due to a design flaw, the center expansion joint had a sharp end which acted as a stress concentrator and allowed a tear to start. This was fixed on the sister ship, the Britannic.

2,676 posted on 08/31/2016 7:17:59 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: null and void

I knew that about the Titanic, but didn’t know how to explain it. Thanks.

As for the house colors? Is that lavender very pale? It sounds rather kitcheny if it is. At least, I could live with it, though I doubt I’ll ever see it! “Thickened cream?”


2,677 posted on 08/31/2016 8:39:25 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Monkey Face

We’re exerting at a pace Kathleen can keep up for two miles. Frank’s just a whiner.

I got a couple of things at The Salvation Army, but there wasn’t anything very good The pros were there when it opened, people buying items based on the labels, for resale rather than their own use. It’s honest free enterprise!


2,678 posted on 08/31/2016 8:46:20 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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To: Tax-chick

I found another big T-shirt at Wally’s for $2! It wasn’t the best color (some ugly green) but the price was right, and I need to change them every night. This is getting really odd. Still, the shirt was cheaper than I could have found in a thrift store.

Which I might just check out on Saturday, since I’ll be in that area, anyway. (I don’t like to go places when I know Oscar-the-Grouch may take my spot... Since he works on Saturday that will be safe.)


2,679 posted on 08/31/2016 9:17:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Monkey Face

Summer clothes are on deep discount at my Walmart.


2,680 posted on 08/31/2016 9:32:07 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Talk less. Smile more.)
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