Thursday, August 17, 2006

Ellipses

12 planets?Given this site's recent obsession with objects in orbit (here and here), I figure it's only fitting to report on the International Astronomical Union's plan to add three planets to the solar system.žena Xena The plan would retain the hotly contested Pluto and add Ceres, Charon, and Xena. (She's Xena, dammit, not 2003 UB313.)

The prize of a one-week guest appearance on a Jurisdynamics Network blog is hereby offered to the reader who can develop the best alternative to the old mnemonic, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.

Hat tip to Ann Althouse and Bruce Boyden for focusing my attention on this cosmic issue.

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