they just voted making pluto not a planet anymore.... do you think this is a good thing or not?.....its going to mess up current text books.....and my very educated mother just served us nine pies..
2006-08-24 04:42:00 · 9 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It doesn't makes sense because Pluto doesn't orbit other planets but the SUN and it has moons too. Restless people are just finding more questions to be answered.
2006-08-24 04:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by Vile Maverick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto was discovered in 1930, 66 years ago, and there were questions even then about it being too small and in too strange an orbit to be a real planet.
But this is not the first time a planet was demoted.
When the first and largest asteroid, Ceres, was discovered in 1801, it was officially called a planet. But within about 50 years it was demoted to a new category called "asteroid". But asteroids are also called "minor planets". Today, asteroids are monitored by the "Minor Planet Center".
2006-08-24 11:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know what you mean. I don't like it because I'm a Science teacher. But we've already come up with a new pneumonic device - My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.
You're right - my solar system chapter just becase obsolete.
Well it's only a couple more years till textbook adoption and I guess when I get to Astronomy I'll just do an update.
2006-08-24 11:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by jmwest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey friend i also read the news just now im also very bad because we hav being reading about pluto for the past years and if there is a new planet it will spoil all the orders to learn the planets distance wise.
2006-08-24 11:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by AKSHAY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you learn that? I know it was being considered but have not read about the resolution.
I have no problem with having 4 inner rocky planets, 4 outer gaseous planets, and categorize Pluto and 2003UB313 ("Xena") as Kuiper belt objectS or as minor planets.
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Its Official:
http://news.com.com/Images+Its+official-Plutos+out/2300-11397_3-6106240.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5703014
2006-08-24 11:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by Kitiany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there used to be text books saying the Earth was flat...
The only way I will be concerned about Pluto is when/if it ever crashes into Earth. Until then...they can change it's name, definition, and how they think it was created...and my life will not be affected.
2006-08-24 11:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by I I 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pluto will always be a planet to me.
It's the cutest planet by far.
2006-08-24 11:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is more than messing up things. It demonstrates the arrogance of a small group of humans who think they have power over the cosmic scheme of things. They aasume the "power" to decide what is and is not a planet.
Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas.
2006-08-24 11:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm cool with. It probably should've never been classified as a planet anyway. It's smaller than our moon.
2006-08-24 11:48:15 · answer #9 · answered by leedogg1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋