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Giant Asteroid Breaks 200 Year Old Record

Posted by michael on from the armageddon dept.

Renobulus writes: "The BBC has this story about a giant asteroid orbiting near Pluto. This article also talks about Pluto's role as a planet in our solar system. This asteroid could help prove scientists belief that Pluto is only a minor planet."

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  1. Re:how does this change plutos role? by JBowz15 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How does this change Pluto's role?

    Well, Pluto will no longer be eligible for the lead planet Oscar. From now on, it will have to make do with the category of best supporting planet.

  2. I think I'll call it... by Glytch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bob.