Pluto vs. NASA

[Tom]

Actually 2, of course they might be finding even more.

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[yuki]

Yes. We have a set of rules to define celestial bodies. Pluto did not fit into the "Planet" category because it doesn't dominate its own orbit. It's a Dwarf Planet, so is its "moon", Charon.

Actually 2, of course they might be finding even more.

That 2003 UB313 is "Eris"

[Nightmare-Duckie]

I have a great interest in astronomy

*highfives*

Pluto is still a planet to me :c

[Rughugger]

Dwarf Planet

Polish a turd it's still a turd. Pluto is a planet, says so in the name.

[Nightmare-Duckie]

Dwarf Planet

Polish a turd it's still a turd. Pluto is a planet, says so in the name.

i think you know what i'm trying to say... (as in its not a dwarf planet to me...)

[IsaacKronenFaust]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Planets2008.jpg/800px-Planets2008.jpg

Jupiter is scary.

[Inv3rted]

Pluto isn't a planet anymore because the definition now requires it to clear its orbit of debris.

[WRB852]

New Poll: Do we care?

[Cucumber!]

Well the Keiper Belt beyond Pluto shows some evidence that Pluto is maybe an asteroid.

[Inv3rted]

Pluto is waaaay too big to be an asteroid. Large enough for its gravity to form it into a sphere = not asteroid.

[Rughugger]

Pluto isn't a planet anymore because the definition now requires it to clear its orbit of debris.

Earth isn't a planet then. Ask the Dinosaurs why. 

[A GUY]

I blame the brits.

I don't really think so, I guess...

I BLAME THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

[Sheezy]

Earth isn't a planet then. Ask the Dinosaurs why. 

How the forget else do you expect planets to clear out debris, by swatting it away with a broom?

[Inv3rted]

Earth isn't a planet then. Ask the Dinosaurs why. 

The asteroid entered its orbit. It wasn't always there.

[A.R.C.]

Jupiter is scary.

Jupiter is an starfish.
I was talking to the moon the other day and that starfish wouldn't leave us alone.