Sedna shrinks after new measurement
Dwarf planet wannabe Sedna is considerably smaller than previously assumed, according to a new study of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Once the most distant object observed in the solar system, Sedna was thought to have a diameter of around 1700km. But a new paper, dubbed "TNOs are Cool": A survey of the trans-Neptunian region …
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Poor Kuiper belt's objects...
They keep on being downgraded...
They're going after Neptune next...
Perhaps lots of stuff is smaller than previously thought....
Water ice?
So, it's shrinking because... the ice is melting? Nahh, hell, that doens't make sense. So, what, is New Horizons going to use it to make a really big-assed G&T?
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