Pluto has been demoted
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Pluto has been demoted
The planet, not the dog.
Gee, you turn your back for a minute to do a few errands and a planet loses its good standing. Now there's only 8!
From CNN: Pluto demoted
Leading astronomers have declared that Pluto is no longer a planet, approving new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. The International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930.
Gee, you turn your back for a minute to do a few errands and a planet loses its good standing. Now there's only 8!
From CNN: Pluto demoted
Leading astronomers have declared that Pluto is no longer a planet, approving new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. The International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930.
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Fans of the film Office Space (or opponents of Pluto) may find this amusing. I thought it was hilarious, but then, I'm kind of a dork.
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/
Open the current (August 30) edition and go almost to the end-- at around 18:25. You may have to download it to iTunes unless you want to listen to the whole thing, I'm not sure.
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/
Open the current (August 30) edition and go almost to the end-- at around 18:25. You may have to download it to iTunes unless you want to listen to the whole thing, I'm not sure.