Author Topic: Pluto no longer considered a planet. (Read 1361 times)

Mr.Tibbs · « **on:** August 28, 2006, 10:33:03 PM »

This is pretty funny:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/08/24/pluto-planets.html

Agent4054 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2006, 01:04:59 AM »

yeah they're calling it a dwarf planet... sorta stupid. by that logic though, that means that we have about 20 dwarf planets in our solar system. Why they suddenly decided to change pluto's status is pretty dang stupid.

cuzzNkev · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2006, 06:50:31 AM »

I felt like saying something to the managment of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum yesterday. All of their solar system displays and t-shirts they were selling are incorrect.

llDayo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2006, 07:46:45 AM »

If Pluto would have studied more instead of partying all the time it could have really made something of itself, like president or a planet! But no, it had to goof off and sleep all day. Let this be a lesson to you kids! Work hard and stay in school!

llDayo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2006, 07:48:13 AM »

Quote from: "Agent4054"

yeah they're calling it a dwarf planet... sorta stupid. by that logic though, that means that we have about 20 dwarf planets in our solar system. Why they suddenly decided to change pluto's status is pretty dang stupid.

Actually, I think Pluto's status has been debated about for quite some time. And yes, we do have many dwarf planets, according to astronomers.

DerandinDermidian · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2006, 07:15:11 PM »

Yep. Pluto has been debated for years. It actually orbits in an elipse way out in whats called the Kyper Belt, where most rogue planet killer asteroids are. It's moon isn't much smaller than it either, 3/4 the size I think.

I watch to much of the science channel. That's some good Crap.