Astronomy & Space - August 2006

I've been bawling my eyes out all day since I found out that Pluto is not longer considered a planet. Why did they have to do this? Why couldn't they just keep it the way that it is?

2006-08-24 12:04:39 · 14 answers · asked by Apple Pie 2

from macmaya

2006-08-24 12:04:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or any of the other planets/moons for that matter? Would they fling out in space? Fall in the sun? Collide?

And by gravitational pull - I mean the **** that keeps it in alignment with the sun and other planets...

2006-08-24 12:01:44 · 8 answers · asked by DC 2

Scorpios

2006-08-24 11:59:21 · 8 answers · asked by Chand 1

I heard a something about it, but didn't get all the info.

2006-08-24 11:59:17 · 12 answers · asked by Rokk 1

Hmm, according to the International Astronomical Union...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_sc/planet_mutiny

Are you outraged, reeling in shock, or crying?

2006-08-24 11:51:06 · 22 answers · asked by Jimmy 4

2006-08-24 11:42:40 · 17 answers · asked by Miami J 1

share your stories please tell the truth

2006-08-24 11:42:39 · 11 answers · asked by wwefreak36 1

i can't quite understand why he got booted

2006-08-24 11:42:10 · 15 answers · asked by Naty:Co-Emperor Has Returned 6

2006-08-24 11:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by wrong answer 2

...what is it then? (Besides the red-headed step-child of the solar system LOL!) And what are the names of the other new planets? Are they out beyond pluto?

2006-08-24 11:40:06 · 6 answers · asked by WhyAskWhy 5

arghhh! I want MY PLUTO!!!!!

2006-08-24 11:39:35 · 8 answers · asked by Maddie 2

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14489259/

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2353457

2006-08-24 11:38:11 · 13 answers · asked by MAK 6

Its the only constellation I can clearly identify.

I know there are others up there like the bear, the crab etc.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to look for other patterns in the stars of the night sky?

2006-08-24 11:37:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Eh?

2006-08-24 11:12:11 · 5 answers · asked by icekey87 4

explain! in detail!

2006-08-24 10:59:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a black hole is a collapsed star, and it retains the mass of the star and just shrinks in diameter, then why does a black hole have enough gravity to pull light in, but the star that it formed from doesnt? Should they have the same gravity since they have the same mass? (law of conservation of mass)

2006-08-24 10:41:50 · 7 answers · asked by Aaron 2

Honestly, it's not getting destroyed. It'll still be there. It's never going to effect you in ANY way whether it's a planet or not, or whether it's even there or not. When was the last time you even thought of the stupid thing until it made national headlines. I've seen numerous posts about "saving" Pluto. Get off the bandwagon of morons and attempting to "save" useless objects billions of miles away. And worry about something that might make a difference on Earth where it matters. (like PETA- People Eat Tiny Animals)

2006-08-24 10:36:18 · 14 answers · asked by dirtmerchant_12b 3

do you think its right that after so many years pluto isnt a planet anymore? just like that its no longer a planet.

2006-08-24 10:34:31 · 18 answers · asked by Sweetie Chick 2

I don't understand the big deal, it's not like anybody is going to shoot it down or anything. It's still a body out it space so what's changed?

2006-08-24 10:25:08 · 13 answers · asked by dam 5

2006-08-24 10:14:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 10:02:25 · 3 answers · asked by serranostp 1

War of the Worlds was the below the surface idea.

2006-08-24 10:01:46 · 11 answers · asked by Stephanie D 3

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060824/sc_nm/science_planets_dc_5

2006-08-24 10:00:47 · 10 answers · asked by Jester 3

They spent like 80 gagillion dollars on this mission, and now they are visiting a "dwarf planet"? Should NASA reprogram the mission to go to a REAL planet?

2006-08-24 09:43:32 · 10 answers · asked by young108west 5

I'd love to know who or what company said the final no it's not a planet !!!
wouldn't that be interesting info .

I think it's a really ridiculous and IMMATURE decision .
Stupidest thing astro people did !

2006-08-24 09:35:43 · 9 answers · asked by spaceprt 5

The remaining astronomers made the decision on the last day of a meeting of the International Astronomical Union in Prague (about 5% of the world astronomers), that Pluto should no longer be called a planet. Sometimes very exciting things happen in science, and my impression is that most of the world was willing to accept a new 12 planet solar system. The definition of a planet could have included many factors; mass, gravitation, atmosphere, stable orbit path, orbiting satellites, etc. I was shocked to hear that because of new discoveries farther out in the solar system, Pluto was demoted for simplicity sake. The astrological community has been debating the inclusion of Pluto as a planet, since its discovery in 1930. What do you think?

2006-08-24 09:35:39 · 22 answers · asked by linetap 2

does anybody know if anybody has ever been lost in space on any space missions.

2006-08-24 09:30:13 · 11 answers · asked by kazro 1

We can't use My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas (or Pies depending on where you went to school) anymore...any suggestions on a new mnemonic?

2006-08-24 09:27:09 · 10 answers · asked by young108west 5

Do any other planets besides earth spin on an axis?

2006-08-24 09:21:20 · 6 answers · asked by John T. 2