The article ends with Vanity Fair astrologer Michael Lutin saying that he will consider the newcomers, but remains skeptical of their influence over our daily affairs due to their location at the outer reaches of the solar system: "UB313 is never going to tell you whether Wednesday is good for romance." Actually, neither will anything else in the sky, unless it's an asteroid headed toward Earth, scheduled to hit on Wednesday.
Please tell your children to stay in school.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
"The Pluto Files"
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Now that leaves one interesting question: would an impending asteroid strike be good or bad for romance? "It's the last chance" vs. "I'm a bit distracted right now"...
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