It feels as if who cares! How do you feel?
2006-08-24 02:54:35 · 9 answers · asked by bsc_student_08 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
i feel cheated somehow, as if i dropped that last spoonful of cereal on the floor.
when any knowledge that we've taken as fact throughout our entire lives is proven untrue (or changed to fit new evidence), i guess it's normal and okay to wonder "what else don't we know for sure?"
ps: did the klingons take it?
2006-08-24 02:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by patzky99 6 · 0⤊ 12⤋
Actually, the IAU ("international astronomy union" which is the offical astronomy source) is about to vote on whether Pluto and two other planet-like objects (Ceres and 2003UB313) are planets. There will be two catagories of planets: classical planets which is Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune. The other catagory is plutons, which is best defined by the IAU's definition (pasted in)
Plutons are distinguished from classical planets in that they reside in orbits around the Sun that take longer than 200 years to complete (i.e. they orbit beyond Neptune). Plutons typically have orbits that are highly tilted with respect to the classical planets (technically referred to as a large orbital inclination). Plutons also typically have orbits that are far from being perfectly circular (technically referred to as having a large orbital eccentricity). All of these distinguishing characteristics for plutons are scientifically interesting in that they suggest a different origin from the classical planets.
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In the final resolution (the second link) plutons are "dwarf planets."
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And no, as far as I'm concerned, were just going to learn that Ceres, pluto, and whatever 2003UB313 is going to be named are dwarf planets
2006-08-24 10:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by rayofdarkness 2 · 8⤊ 2⤋
it feels good to know that we have scientist out there who question what they see and are willing to change the answer when they find that past scientists have been wrong or that new information and discoveries change how we view what we see. I love feeling like I live in a world where when a planet is found lacking we stop calling it a planet.
2006-08-24 10:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Amy B 2 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Eight is the Chinese number for good luck.
Nine wasn't cutting it anymore - 3 times 3 where 3 is the symbol of the Trinity.
2006-08-25 15:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
They are adding 3 more.
2006-08-24 09:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by redbugss 2 · 7⤊ 3⤋
I don't know about you, but it is making me feel a little inadequate.
2006-08-24 09:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
I thought they had made it 12.
2006-08-24 10:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by Vanguard 3 · 7⤊ 3⤋
i dont feel anythin we onli live on 1 so whu cares about da uvas??
2006-08-24 09:56:35 · answer #8 · answered by XXPrincessOfFashionXX 1 · 5⤊ 5⤋
That was a mistake.
2006-08-24 10:00:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋