14.9.06

Xena's got a new name

The former "planet" 2003UB313, better known as Xena, has been named Eris after the Greek goddess of chaos and strife. A fitting name as the discovery of Eris sparked a bitter debate in the Astronomical community about what is a planet.

Eris, along with the slightly smaller Pluto, may now be termed a dwarf planet but she's always a woman to me.

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