Hail Eris!

[mikekn]

BBC Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5344892.stm

ETA: IAU Release: http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0605/index.html

Comments

[eljaydaly.livejournal.com]

That's just freaky. Cool, but freaky.

[mare-in-flames.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're jolly well kidding me. That's hilarious. :)

[hughcasey.livejournal.com]

ALL HAIL DISCORDIA!

[starseeker1221.livejournal.com]

I must admit, I'm just a little freaked out by the changing of the planets... but it is very cool :-)

[kathy-the-geek.livejournal.com]

Hey, what happened to Xena?

[moirla.livejournal.com]

Xena was a pet name, I frankly prefer Eris to Xena:Warrior Planet.

*munches on a hotdog because it's Friday*

[mikekn]

What moirla said :)

More details are in the BBC article.

[nicosomething.livejournal.com]

I'm also glad they didn't stick with Xena. Although if they wanted to break with the Roman/Greek thing I would have loved for them to go Norse. Hel would also match nicely with Pluto.

[faerydusted1.livejournal.com]

That's just too cool.

[glenmarshall.livejournal.com]

I wonder how astrologers will deal with this.

I'm pretty sure how most Pagan astrologers will respond. :-)

[vonbryan.livejournal.com]

Is that a big golden apple on the left?

[beckishadow.livejournal.com]

When I heard the new names, I thought of you.