Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Eris, not Xena

The solar system object that started this year's planet dilemma has been officially named Eris, not Xena. The moon of Eris has been officially named Dysnomia, not Gabrielle.

This can be considered decisive proof that a voting majority of professional astronomers are not nerds.

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