did you hear that pluto is NOT a planet anymore?????
2006-08-25 15:59:36 · 12 answers · asked by *Hello* 3 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Yeah, now how am I going to teach my students the planets when there is no Pluto? It just sounds odd when you say "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine".
Nine what? I'm going to officially change the mnemonic device to "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles"
But I also heard that they want to change to solar system to 12 planets too. I wish someone would make up their mind.
2006-08-25 16:07:50 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the IAU, a planet must:
• Orbit it's central star
• Be big enough for its own gravity to compact it into a sphere
• Have "cleared the neighborhood around its orbit," meaning it is not surrounded by objects of similar size and characteristics.
OK, Pluto clearly meets the first two criteria, but can someone tell me if there are any planet-sized objects close to Pluto that would expell Pluto from planethood?
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IMO, it's clearly a planet. They say that it's not big enough to be a planet, but it's big enough to have a moon AND big enough to be spherical. Charon may be *close* to the size of Pluto, but since it orbits Pluto, it's clearly a moon. They also say that there are asteroids in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that are close to the size of Pluto, BUT:
1. None of them are large enough to be spherical, and
2. They're all so close to each other, that it doesn't "clear the neighborhood".
2006-08-25 23:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by Clean Independent Energy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg wow!now we got 8 planets but i read a book that said that scientists believe Pluto is a asteroid.looks like they were right
2006-08-25 23:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by 2cute2handle♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes little one. and the world is round and it turns. and they said pluto is not a planet. go fly around now.
2006-08-25 23:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by Janina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is important to update things in science it isn't a static field it must grow with the data. It is appropriate it comparison with the other candidates.
2006-08-25 23:03:41 · answer #5 · answered by spider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I'm not gonna be the one to tell him! Let him hear it from someone else.
2006-08-25 23:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by Realty Shark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I wonder how did the scientists find out.How did it happen anyway?
2006-08-25 23:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I did and the scientist are idiots for doing that-what diff. does it make?
2006-08-25 23:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
were you planning on visiting or something. why so freaked out about it
2006-08-25 23:27:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but he is still a dog, right?
2006-08-25 23:02:30 · answer #10 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋