'10th planet' has moon companion
The astronomers who in July announced the discovery of a "10th planet" in our Solar System say the object has a moon.
The new development comes as a result of observations made with the Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Michael Brown, from the California Institute of Technology, US, says the find will help his team make a better determination of the new planet's mass.
Currently, the planet has been dubbed Xena; the moon will be called Gabrielle until official names are agreed...
Full article at BBC WorldNews
Interesting names... ;o)
It's incredible the things that have change in my life and that I've seen since childhood. Such a different world from the one I was born into.
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