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Subject: IRAS discoveries
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Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 19:45:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 31 19:45:40 1983
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The following is taken without permission from today's (10/31/83) 
USA TODAY (a fine newspaper, I might add).

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TELESCOPE MAY SPOT NEW PLANET 
By Michael Mecham
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON - The orbiting telescope IRAS may have sighted at least one new 
planet, and more planets may come to light next week when astronomers gather 
here.

"There's a very good chance that IRAS will identify a new planet or two"
circling the Sun beyond the orbits of Neptune and Pluto, said Nick Gautier,
an infra-red astronomer from the University of Arizona.

Scientists from England and the Netherlands - the USA's partners in the
IRAS venture - will meet here Nov. 9.

IRAS, launched by NASA Jan. 25 at a cost of $119.3 million, discovered
more about the Large Magellanic Cloud - our nearest galaxy - in just one
minute of operation than had ever been obtained by earthbound observatories.

In 12 hours of operation, it doubled the number of small galaxies that had
been observed near the Milky Way.

It also discovered five comets, which astronomers believe are cruical to
determining the solar system's formation.

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	David Bryant   Bell Labs   Columbus, OH   (614) 860-4516
	(cbosg!djb)