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ReeBop
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Pluto Demoted
« on: Aug 24th, 2006, 11:11pm » |
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Pluto has been demoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
[url][http://www.geeksters.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=535/url]
By a vote in Prague, Pluto was deemed too small to be considered a planet and that it should be "demoted" to the title of "dwarf planet". I heard from a National Public Radio news story that many are not happy with this change and one astronomer is recieving "hate mail". So what if Pluto was "size challenged". We have known Pluto as a planet for decades and did they really feel the need to do this? I feel safe knowning that the IAU is keeping our solar system structure safe for us to enjoy. We now return to our regular programming...
 
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okasantina
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Re: Pluto Demoted
« Reply #1 on: Dec 19th, 2006, 2:35am » |
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on Aug 24th, 2006, 11:11pm, ReeBop wrote:Pluto has been demoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
[url][http://www.geeksters.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=535/url]
By a vote in Prague, Pluto was deemed too small to be considered a planet and that it should be "demoted" to the title of "dwarf planet". I heard from a National Public Radio news story that many are not happy with this change and one astronomer is recieving "hate mail". So what if Pluto was "size challenged". We have known Pluto as a planet for decades and did they really feel the need to do this? I feel safe knowning that the IAU is keeping our solar system structure safe for us to enjoy. We now return to our regular programming...
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I agree to that...all of our lives its been known that Pluto is a planet...whats wrong with being small? I felt sad when i heard it from the news in TV  ... Cant they think of nothing else? 
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