I don't think this will be a new official tenth planet.  I get the feeling they'd quite like to revoke Pluto's official status, but don't dare to.  All these random lumps of rock aren't likely to teach us anything new - I'm much more interested in the planets they're finding around other stars.  When will they be able to spot non-gas giants around other stars?

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Aye, new star systems plz.

So long as there is horse sex, I'll read it.

Personally, I think that Persephone would be an awesome name for the new 'planet'. Given the mythology behind it and all. Basically it's "next to 'Hades'" anyway.

good point Mus

Personally, I think that Persephone would be an awesome name for the new 'planet'. Given the mythology behind it and all. Basically it's "next to 'Hades'" anyway.

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Hey, leave me out of this.

Hush... You were supposed to be dead anyway...

I'm not dead yet. I feel better!

Hey look, Hades is back!

 

 

 

Hey everybody, Hades is back!

And I have a front.

How did the writing go?

Welcome back Hades! You are indeed alive!

 

Still have your Hello Kitty/?Ctulhu? mix (from what I can tell) icon there. Always quite liked it

Welcome back Hades! You are indeed alive!

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I think it was just a cameo.

 

Hmmm, how to get back on topic... How did we get here anyway? Oh, that's right, Hades - Pluto - planet names. Right, here we go:

 

So, with Sedna and Quaoaoauoaoar as our examples, it's clear that we can't trust astronomers to come up with a name for a 10th planet, assuming they ever do find one that's a real planet not just a random lump of rock. We'll have to do it ourselves. Which of the Roman Gods don't have planets named after them yet? How about Vesta?

 

Edit: No, Vesta is a big asteroid already.

Hades One is alive? I saw Topaz Qazar hanging around here earlier this month, but I don't think he posted anything.

 

Name-wise, most of the good Greek gods have been taken. The Titans had some cool names, perhaps we should use one of them, like Kronos, Hyperion, Oranos, Atlas, etc.

most of the ROMAN names have been taken <_<

 

what about Vulcan, or Diana?

 

and i don't see why titan names can't be used. after all, they were the precursors to the "classic" roman gods

Exactly. Acutually, I knew they were Roman names, I was just saying they were BASED on all the cool Greek gods already.

I just hope that the 10th planet is nothing like they describe it in the Book of Revelations and the Kolbrin Bible, especially his role :ph34r:

Do you think there's life on this one? 

 

Is that what you wanted with you badly formed sentence Revan Solo?  Is it?!!

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I don't think there is life on this planet! :cool:

I just hope that the 10th planet is nothing like they describe it in the Book of Revelations and the Kolbrin Bible, especially his role :ph34r:

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OK, I'll bite. What is the Kolbrin Bible and what is 'his role'?

Probably he means something like "WAR OF THE WORLDS".

I saw a bunny version of war of the worlds. Quite disturbing.

30 Second Bunny Theatre?

I saw a bunny version of war of the worlds.  Quite disturbing.

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What, did the invaders arrive in giant carrots? Was this anime, by any chance?

It was a regular cartoon, not anime.

I just googled 30 second bunny theatre, and saw the clips they had. Pretty weird stuff. They also have ones from Pulp Fiction, Freddy vs Jason, and Titanic.

 

Oops! We're off topic here, aren't we? I see a mod lurking at the bottom of the screen.

You're not going to be shut down for a couple of posts off the beaten path. ...But, yeah, get back to the topic. Roman named planets, was it?