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The trouble with "dwarf planets"
The trouble with the current planet definition controversy started out being that what some astronomers really wanted was a size restriction on what constituted a planet... a restriction that was clearly non-scientific and arbitrary. Pluto's not big enough, they kept saying, to really be called a planet. After all, it's only x% the size of ( Read more... ) -
This is so cool!
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn9667&feedId=online-news_rss20
This article suggests that companion stars might not swallow each other even when one star becomes a gas giant and physically envelopes the star!
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Clone Wars icons
These icons represent Anakin in as many of the Clone Wars battles as I can find. Two of the ones from the Clone Wars cartoons I haven't been able to find names for. I've tried to put them more-or-less in the chronological order, but I'm probably off in a few places. It's also a little tricky sometimes to tell what constitutes a "battle" and what ( Read more... ) -
Anakin graphic novel icons
Anakin Skywalker icons. From the graphic novels and other illustrated sources. 28 icons in all.
Teasers:
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Night and the Nine-headed Monster
Pluto's two newly discovered (2005) moons get named. Nix (night) and Hydra (the nine-headed monster).
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Anakin icons
Anakin Skywalker icons. From Episodes I, II, III, and a little OT for flavour. 27 icons in all.
Teasers:
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