« Lysistrata | Main | Kallisti! »

September 15, 2006

The planet that launched a thousand squabbles

BBC News: "The distant world whose discovery prompted leading astronomers to demote Pluto from the rank of 'planet' has now been given its own official name. Having caused so much consternation in the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the object has been called Eris, after the Greek goddess of discord." I love scientists.

September 15, 2006 in Science | Permalink

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c5c9b53ef00d834b40e1653ef

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The planet that launched a thousand squabbles:

Comments

Hail Eris!

Posted by: Harvey Pengwyn at Sep 15, 2006 4:59:20 AM