Guest #1 August 25, 2006 "I may go down in history as the guy who killed Pluto." Story"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #2 August 25, 2006 I have to say, i am finding it extremely hard to get wound up about this!! What does it prove apart from astronomers need to get out more!?Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #3 August 25, 2006 QuoteI have to say, i am finding it extremely hard to get wound up about this!! What does it prove apart from astronomers need to get out more!? d00d, No one is expecting you to get worked up... Generations have been raised with "Nine Planets", including Pluto. It's going to cause revisions of textbooks at the least, and of course our definitions may change yet again if there the planets that have been found orbiting nearby (and some not so nearby!) stars are found not to meet this criteria for some reason. It's noteworthy information about the universe around us, that's all. It's got nothing to do with the usual SC hot topics. I thought I'd throw it in here just to show that there are controversies that extend beyond our own planet; indeed, there are controversies that extend beyond our own reality. mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #4 August 25, 2006 QuoteI thought I'd throw it in here just to show that there are controversies that extend beyond our own planet; indeed, there are controversies that extend beyond our own reality. Cool Woah - pass the bong Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #5 August 25, 2006 Quote Generations have been raised with "Nine Planets", including Pluto. It's going to cause revisions of textbooks at the least, and of course our definitions may change yet again if there the planets that have been found orbiting nearby (and some not so nearby!) stars are found not to meet this criteria for some reason. thanks to the voyager missions I never saw an 'accurate' textbook when it came to moon counts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #6 August 26, 2006 heh - by the new definition, Earth isn't even a planet now... It hasn't cleared it's orbit yet. And neither has Neptune for that matter - Pluto is still hanging around!!!! Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
