Astrologers Sue God

The breaking news about a "10th" planet is the last thing Astrologers want to hear.

After the news of a Russian Astrologer sueing NASA over Deep Impact, a new planet [in this case 2003 UB313] must really screw things up. The story is a lot more interesting than that, however, since it all kind of hinges upon exactly what a planet really is. Simple, I hear you cry, I'm standing on what. Aha! But what about the Plutonians? Are they planet, or asteroid, or some other rocky body bound?

Here's a summary of the article:

Astronomers have discovered an object in our Solar System that is larger than Pluto. They are calling it the 10th planet, but already that claim is contested. The new world's size is not at issue. But the very definition of planethood is.

"This discovery will likely re-ignite a healthy debate about what is and what is not a planet," Alan Boss, a planet-formation theorist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington said.

So, either we will have ten planets, or "they" will decide, finally, that Pluto isn't a planet afterall, so we will have eight. If they do make this a planet, it seems a lot more bigger hunks of rock could be found pretty soon, because of technology advances in telescopes. So, 10 planets might be the tip of the iceberg.

Here's an artists rendition (erm, mine) of what all those planets might end up looking like:

Either way, looks like its back to the drawing board for those astral charts. And in this case, its not NASA's fault, so the Astrologers will probably want to sue God.