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mad geophysics

Are Mercury's Days as a Planet Numbered?

Ever since the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet (does it even deserve a capital "P"???) in 2006, astronomers around the world have been at odds to describe just what they mean when they say the word "planet." For the moment, the solar system is holding steady with eight of them, but late last week evidence returned from the Mercury MESSENGER mission showed that the smallest planet left is shrinking. One has to wonder: how long will it be before Mercury gets plutoed? More »

9:48 AM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Michael Reilly
7,374 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: Mercury should still be a planet, since it has a regular orbit around the sun, has largely cleared its orbit of other objects, and has enough gravity to be spherical. I believe those are the basic guidelines for planethood more »

lucasarts

io9 Invades The Halls Of LucasFilm & LucasArts

LucasArts invited io9 out to their shiny new(ish) digs located inside The Presidio in San Francisco to take a look at three of their upcoming science fiction related video games. Right outside the entrance, was a requisite Yoda fountain, sagely watching over everyone who came in. Read on to find out about the video gaming scifi action. More »

10:00 AM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,938 views, 6 comments