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\n The solar system has 12 planets.<\/p>\n
That is the conclusion, to be announced today, of an international panel formed
\nto devise a scientific definition of a planet and settle an increasingly intense
\ndispute over whether Pluto qualifies. The panel suggests retaining Pluto and
\nimmediately adding three new planets to the nine that are familiar to any schoolchild:
\nCeres, currently considered a large asteroid; Charon, now considered a moon of
\nPluto; and Xena, a recently discovered object that is larger than Pluto.<\/p>\n
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\n Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n
\n been regularly reading reports<\/a> of a repeatedly rediscovered tenth
\n planet<\/a>,
\n to the point that our unofficial count was up to about 16 planets in
\n all. A nice round dozen sounds fair to us.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"