Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The rise of Eris (in the fifth house)


2003 UB313 has been renamed Eris, the Greek Goddess of Chaos and Confusion. Eris is larger than Pluto, and would be the tenth planet if things had been decided a little differently. This gives a strong Discordian flavor to the dwarf planets. Eris is now recognized as the 17th largest object in the solar system, just ahead of Pluto, and just behind numbers 10 through 16, Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, Luna, Europa, and Triton.
Discordian Links:
Principia Discordia in the JFK Collection! (ironic, considering Kerry Thornley's connection to Oswald)
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/
Reported by the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5344892.stm
Reported at MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14825585/

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