I just heard in the local ABC news about the discovery of 10 th planet.
found by Jet Propulsion lab, Pasedina and Yale University.

The planet is not named yet.

There is a debate raging as to what exactly constitutes a "planet" in the classical sense when applied to objects in the near-extrasolar region known as the Kuiper belt. Pluto is argued to be one such object.

This then opens the door to argument in light of the near Pluto sized objects that have an orbit around the sun. Objects that do not strictly adhere to the plane of the rest of the planetary bodies, while maintaining a somewhat eccentric orbit around the G2 class star. So is it fish or fowl goes the debate.

Given the volume of objects that fit this description in the region outside of Pluto's orbit, the oft fractious scientific community has seen head scratching, grandstanding and nose thumbing within their ranks.

So if ABC adds to the din, the more the merrier I say!

i'm also working on the 11th planet (I thought mine'd be the 10th) ... that tiny winy glow of light way above there .. I'm going out right now with my good ole tube to verify that the 11th one is still waiting for me to annouce its location, angle of orbit and sattellites. Cheers!

They wanna name it Xena re http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1539786,00.html

Anyways not bad, Unless its not Xenia all is fine.

Testdirector, I got a name for your 11th planet, Name it Janus or Nepto or may be mickey? :D

well this one was detected in 2003, but confirmed as a planet now.

BTW, I was wondering if there is any Nepali pursuing Astrophysics in the US. Pls let me know if there's any one who have achieved something in the subject.

astrophysics? why newuser? i'm just wondering......u got a job for the person ho ki ful ko mala lai dine bichar cha if u find someone in that field? or u just lookin for something u can BS abt with your buddies when ya'll r drunk....haha whatever it is....hope u do meet someone pursuing degree in astrophysics!!

c-yas

Yeah, this is an indicator how far behind we are in science and technology.
RONAST and BP Koirala Planetarium just eating monies,
but doing nothing to promote astronomy
to take it to the masses of the people,
Ke garne????????????

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Astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting our Sun, which is larger than Pluto. It's located 97 times further than the Earth from the Sun. This new, 10th planet was actually first photographed in 2003 by the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar
Observatory, but it took this long to study and confirm its size and orbit. A name has been proposed to the International Astronomical Union, which is making its decision.

So what? Can we go there and settle before anyother does?.

Good Question Sursab.

Even After 400 Years of Invention of Telescope, we dont have access to it. The government has imposed 100% tarrif on telescopes import. As you know, astronomy is the Mother of science. How could we develop science in Nepal When people like Balaram Gharti become Minister for science, what to expect from them to develop science.

My own children go to science college, but its all learning by heart. If we want our children practicing science, astronomy is the way to go.

As you know many people still believe on Fatalistic astrology, which needs to be rooted out before Nepalies could make a leap forward as a civilised and modern nation.

ciao.

''So what? Can we go there and settle before anyother does?''

That's a very stupid question I suppose, if you know the basics of life science. Did you know that the newly discovered planet is within our own solar system but very very remote, more than twice the distance between the Sun and Pluto; a world of rock and ice?

Sursab probably wanted to know if it is enough to buy a ticket and fly there and start working or you need to go through a process, get a visa and work permit also?

Yo friends !

Thank You for the informations.

Yo newuser lai ni sab kuro thaha hundo raiicha.

Aba NAWA GRAHA ko dasha sasha, rashi faal addi ityaddi sabai naya kisimle interpret garnu parne hola ni?

Trikal le aba kasari china banaunu huncha? 10 graha ko hisab garera.

Tehi bhayera hola mero jyotishko prediction haru mero birudda bhako !

Shirish bro, Cosmology is as fascinating as anything.

Here are some stuffs on the 10th planet. Scientific American, however, is yet to publish its new edition.

- http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn7763
- http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050729_new_planet.html
- http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm
- http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050725/full/050725-13.html

How will the Jyotishi's adjust to the tenth planet ?
What will happen to all those religious pholisophies based on NINE planet ?

So my china that has 3x3 tables and pretty symmetrical and where will be the another planet will sit.

Baru mangal thik ghar ma pare hunthyo!

hahaha,
esko tungo jyotishi haru ko mahadhiveshan le lagaunechha.
Naya nirnaya nahuda samma puranaile kaam chalaunu. :)

Hmm.. I don't know any Nepali in the field of Astrophysics in the US. I was really interested in that field when I was in HighSchool but I decided to go to Physics in college but not towards Astrophysics.

newuser are you into astrophysics? You know it would be great if we could have observatories up in the hills, we are pretty high in altitude and we do have little pollution outside of the Kathmandu area. It is quite ideal area for observations.

I thought we had a old fashioned observatory in Nagarkot.

'newuser are you into astrophysics?'

No. I was just curious if there's any Nepali into it.

Shirish is right. They have one in Nagarkot. Rishi Shah, Udaya Khanal haru ko purano adda.

That 10th planet will allow you to see stars during daylight, not from the space but from the ground. "Diunso nai tara dekhauchhu, bhanchha ni". Wow!