Saturday, August 26, 2006

Alas, poor Pluto, I knew him...

Pluto has been de-planetized. Thursday the International Astronomical Union decided that Pluto, whom has been part of our 9-planet pantheon, is no longer one of our...um... 9-planet-pantheon...

Pluto -and its 3 moons- are now part of the classification called "dwarf planets" which fits in nicely with the L class star classification "Dwarf Stars".

It's going to play molly-hobb with all of our astronomical definitions, but that's what science is all about :D

Pluto, you stayed a planet for a long time... But you are a planet no more.

---Me.

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