Blog:   Astronomy Blog     Posted:   Wednesday 11th of June 2008 4:56 PM

Do you remember the momentous events of summer 2006? You mean you've forgotten already? It was at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in Prague. How could you have forgotten that? Despite all the hugely interesting astronomy and astrophysics that was being presented at the General Assembly, the main topic of interest for some surrounded the definition of the term 'planet'. This was discussed at great length on my blog at the time and I'm now totally apathetic.

One...