Scientists: New 'planet' bigger than Pluto
Findings bolster support for 10th planet

Thursday, February 2, 2006; Posted: 5:25 a.m. EST (10:25 GMT)

CNN) -- German astrophysicists have concluded a space body located in the outer reaches of the solar system has a diameter 435 miles (700 kilometers) larger than Pluto, the smallest planet.

Their research puts more pressure on the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to classify the object as the 10th planet in our solar system.

"UB313 is decidedly larger than Pluto," said University of Bonn Professor Frank Bertoldi, whose team's findings will be published in Thursday's journal Nature.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/02/01/tenth.planet/index.html