Posted on 03/29/2014 1:03:08 AM PDT by chessplayer
Astronomers have increased the size of the observable solar system after spotting a 450-km wide object orbiting the sun.
The lump of ice and rock circles the sun at a greater distance than any known object, and never gets closer than 12bn kilometres – 80 times the distance from Earth to the sun.
If its size is confirmed it could qualify as a dwarf planet in the same category as Pluto.
Though exciting in its own right, the discovery raises a more tantalising prospect for many astronomers: that a "Super Earth" up to 10 times the mass of our planet orbits the sun at such a great distance that it has never been seen.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Maybe they could increase the size of my retirement fund as well.
“Mass extinction comes every 62 million years, UC physicists discover”
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mass-extinction-comes-every-62-million-years-UC-2693228.php
We’re overdue for another one.
Yeah, no real american would care about any of this egghead, commie muzzie scientifical crap.
It didn’t feel that small.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred 1.24mi E of La Habra, California. Details: http://t.co/QykkcGFLzz Map: http://t.co/wopMePNJP8— LA QuakeBot (@earthquakesLA) March 29, 2014
Chino hills?
ping
Sounds like Planet X / or Niburu redux though.
It’s not needed. We’re doing ourselves in quite easily on our own.
Guardian = Liberal socialist = duh
Because it sounds "awesomer," and thus garners more clicks.
Regards,
That theory actually wasn't a planet - it was the theory that there was another star ("Nemesis") orbiting the Sun. That theory has pretty much been discarded.
Here in the Philippines, we have quakes most every day. There have been 8 so far today, and it is only 5 PM. Most are 2.5 to 4. The big one a few months ago was an 8.
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_SOEPD/EQLatest.html
Makes it easier to get grant money?
Caused by a whole lot of CA democrats jumping up and down and yelling “no! no! no! no!!!” over the Leland Yee indictment.
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