2003: The Judgement Year

[gryphon]

Did you guy's know the Earth allready has 2 moons ?

And a possible 3th has been caught in our Earth's orbit a few months ago.

The second one is called Cruithne. It was discovered in 1986 and it takes a convoluted horseshoe path around our planet as it is tossed about by the Earth's and the Moon's gravity.

[ And no, it's not just an SF novel published Stephen Baxter which uses Cruithne as a plot device. ]

About the 3th we are not shure. The name given to it now is JOO2E3.

Think that desiding if we have more then 9 planets just depends on the specific defenition of "planet". There are a lot of rocks orbiting the Sun.

You know, I thought the world was goint to end back in 2000. So Made all the preperations. No luck though. ....

"You know why the world has to end ?

Because we've tried everything. Every kind of bubblegum, every type of music. It's all been done."

-cut part from a dialog between Leny Nero and Max in Strange Days.-

[Anathema]

We have 2 moons? Maybe even 3? Guess I'll have to buy those too :P.

[Terror]

? they're probably those footballs i kicked so high ;)

[gryphon]

Just a correction to my previous post about J002E3.

Fore those who are interested have a look at this article about it.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55364,00.html

[Caid Ivik]

We have new moon? Tough I'm blind or what. Where? How big? How far? Wasn't it just a blur on telescope lens?

[Dude_Doc]

Did you know that Jupiter had about 30 moons?

[Twin-Head]

Its 29 >:D

[Terror]

well earth has most satelites now thnx to the humans :D hah we humans always have to show off :P.

[Edric O]

Technically, the Earth has 3 moons right now. But other than the "original" Moon (accept no substitutes!) all the rest are just small rocks on very unstable orbits.

[Terror]

i was referring to the artificial satellites. you know? they're also called moons so hahah! we have most. We have the WEATHER MOON!. And the GPS MOON! mwuhahah

[Dude_Doc]

Don't forget all the old Soviet mass destruction, laser and psy satelites :P.

[Terror]

the NUCLEAR MOON! :)