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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Hey Moosie! What’s the news on your end? Are the Brits in favor of Trump? For the most part?
“... until he was banned.”
And, uhhh, that was whose-phalt?
Nice roster of video, there.
Bookmarking for later.
I suspect that several of us Undeaders were responsible for telling the mods, but if the kid hadn’t thrown a tantrum when he got warned, he might have lasted another six months or so. Maybe.
To my knowledge, he hasn’t been reincarnated as someone else.
He was from Broken Arrow, where I lived before moving here. Oh, well.
Back from my prayer group, off to the gym next. I’ll leave my phone with Tom so he can listen to Andrew Wilkow shouting about the election.
Quiet day.
While I was waiting for the bathroom to warm up this morning, I decided to surf the TV channels and found 12 that I didn’t know I had. Oh, joy.
The Public Lynching is tomorrow at 0900, and Zeke decided I should be the one to go get the donuts. As soon as Oscar The Grouch gets back, I’ll leave and place the order, otherwise, he will take my spot.
But I have to order them, and since I’m paying cash (donations from four people) I need to pay in advance. I think we need three or four dozen. Ungh. I’m tired and I don’t want to be a mom today.
Hey, DC! You missed the 666!
It is a mixture of Ambivalence and “OMG what the H*ll have they done?”
Will watch the news later and see what BS the MSM are rattling out.
So many over ‘ere think Barry was wonderful that Klintoon must be along the same lines.
Ungh.
From what I've seen of The Donald, a few good speeches should remedy this. :)
“Public Lynching”
Good to see some things just don’t change.
Just after sun rise ,as well....
Will this be done in the traditional manner, from Horseback under a tree?
:)
Yes, and I just got four dozen donuts for the occasion!
Zeke is being railroaded by three women who think he is a threat to their positions, and sure enough: By their actions towards him, he is. :o])
And as for the election, well, the MSM got it wrong the entire campaign time, and now realize that Americans should never be trifled with nor lied to. The MSM are reeling!
“What did we do wrong?” Hahaha!
Afternoon, epople. Back from the gym, showered, time to start supper. Elen’s computer is supposed to be back by tomorrow: get her off mine.
You obviously don’t understand parenthood.
When Ellen’s computer gets back that’s the one you get.
Unless hers is already superior to yours.
4 more postses.
We wonders who will get it, precious.
Yes, we wonders.
I learned one thing in my physical search for donuts: Don’t go to Walmart for them, because they get theirs from a “central warehouse,” and they cannot order any more than what the store is allotted. *sheesh*
So I went to Albertson’s and got four dozen, at $5.99 a pop. But they will be ready and boxed by 0700, so I’m good with that, as the meeting is at 0900.
It would seem my entire trip took 30 minutes! What a deal! It was made easier by the fact that Albertson’s is literally across the street from Walmart, so I drove out Wally’s exit and drove in Albertson’s. And then it was almost a straight shot to home. Easy! (Even though I dread going anywhere this time of day.)
Are you ready to pounce?
Do it!
Well, it IS just sittin’ here.
And now I can get on with things. The tension was just KILLING me.
LOL ! Good Hunting ,ArGee !
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