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Rock Denied Moon Status

Posted by michael on from the cosmic-billiards dept.

jeffy124 writes: "A rock found in a 1986 Voyager 2 photo near Uranus has been denied moon status. The object, dubbed S/1986 U 10, was first noticed in 1999 by researchers at the U of Arizona and is about 25 miles across. The International Astronomical Union wants more definitive photos of the object before they grant it moon stature and a real name."

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  1. Re:Some corrections to the summary... by rde · · Score: 5, Funny

    I too read the CNN story; it was also on a bunch of other news sites. Each of them had the same headline - or some slight variation thereon. NYT, for example.
    Don't feel grumpy. Revel in the fact that you're superior to all those subeditors who mindlessly copy headlines written by AP hacks.