The Archive · 1930

Doubts Over the New Planet

Washington, Apr. 2.

The new planet discovered by Lowell Observatory, Arizona, ree cently, was the subject of a debate to-day in the Senate, especially in relation to reports from Europe and elsewhere reflecting doubts as to such a planet's existence.

Professor MacMillan, an astronomy Jer of Chicago University, sai bout all we can say at present that something is ther:

A revolution was moved that the planet te named Icarus.

Officials of Lowell Observatory, in fa statement issued to-day, declare that the course of the planet has been followed closely and that its motion is continuously along the rans-Neptunian path—Reuter, Moscow, Apr. 4.

The Pulkov Observatory has taken two photographs of the new planet recently discovered Lowell Observatory, Atizona. Thi interesting: in view of the repo received in America from Europe and elsewhere reflecting doubt such a planet's existence On Wednesday, it may be called, a resolution was move the United States Senate designate the new planet Tearas—eater.

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