Sedna May Have A Moon

ArrayIndexOutOfBound writes "The newly found planet Sedna may have a moon. It appears that most astronomers argue that Sedna is only another proof that neither Sedna nor Pluto are really planets. Interestingly, the planet has been found by an 'automated sky survey telescope'..." SYSS Mouse points to a NASA page with more information about "our potential 10th planet. ... It is 130 billion miles away from the sun (900 times Earth's distance from the sun) and has a 10,500 years orbit, compared to Pluto's 230 years around the sun."

Comments

That's no moon!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's a space station.

Sedna has a moon...

[k4_pacific]

...therefore it is a planet.

Per Webster's:

moon, n. a natural satellite of a planet

So there.

Re:Sedna has a moon...

[p4ul13]

All moons are satelites, not all satelites are moons. OUR moon is called "Luna", just like we've given names to the moons of all the others we've discovered.

You rarely hear our moon refered to by its actual name because its pretty obvious which one you're talking about when you say "Moon". Same thing with our resident star / sun. Its name on its birth certificate reads "Sol" and our very own Earth is often known as "Terra".

Oh, and let's not forget that our solar system isn't named just "The Solar System"; it's name is "Stanley".

Planet X

[DigiShaman]

Oh my GOD!! It's Planet X...quick, someone call Art Bell. The end of the world as at hand...Aarrrggghhhhhhhhaaaaaa!!!

Ya ya, I'm being silly.

Re:Mission to Sedna

[bigsteve@dstc]

Is there a chart anywhere that gives the location of all these various objects in relation to the solar system, at any given time?

Its being reprinted ...

Okay, a Moon, Big Deal

[greenhide]

What all of us are wondering:

Is there life on Sedna.

It says that the rock is made out of ice, and ice, as most of you know, is little more than very cold water which has turned into a solid.

Water is the source of all life.

Therefore, there's a very, very good possibility of life on Sedna.

In 2012, I will turn 35, when I will be legally able to run for President of the United States. At that point, I will make it my platform to make a manned mission to Sedna to search for intelligent life.

Since Sedna is so cold, I will recommend that astronaut ice cream *not* be eaten on this trip, and instead my astronauts will be given hot cocoa, tea, coffe, and Lipton's instant chicken noodle soup.

Since Sedna is so far out and is right at the edge of our solar system, I think it might be cool if we put a big billboard that says "Now leaving Solar System. Next star 4.2 light years away. Please do not litter!" And on the other side of the sign, it says, "Welcome to the Solar System! Bad Aliens, please go away." See, that will keep us safe from bad aliens, but encourage the good Aliens to come to engage in tourism, which is ultimately the way we will have to support ourselves in the future, with alien tourism (because all the other work will probably be outsourced to aliens because they will work for cheaper).

Re:Value out of bounds

[avgjoe62]

making it the coldest known object in the solar system.

Apparently, they have not yet discovered my ex-wife...

Re:Value out of bounds

[stuffduff]

-400, hell when my wife's pissed off that'd be beach weather! ;^)