Planet Tally Soars to Near 100[zz]# Astronomy - 天文
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By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 07:09 am ET
02 July 2002
With the tally of extrasolar planets hovering ambiguously around 100 and
researchers scrambling to keep track of the rapidly growing the total, the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) may soon embark on an official
cataloguing effort, SPACE.com has learned.
The IAU is the recognized clearinghouse for information on all objects in our
solar system, as well as general astronomical naming conventions. But it has
yet to ta
Senior Science Writer
posted: 07:09 am ET
02 July 2002
With the tally of extrasolar planets hovering ambiguously around 100 and
researchers scrambling to keep track of the rapidly growing the total, the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) may soon embark on an official
cataloguing effort, SPACE.com has learned.
The IAU is the recognized clearinghouse for information on all objects in our
solar system, as well as general astronomical naming conventions. But it has
yet to ta