We've been watching the dramatic New Horizons flyby of Pluto over the past few weeks, and many people are saying, "Come on, REALLY. That's a PLANET!"
Let’s find out why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.Pluto was first discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona. Astronomers had long predicted that there would be a ninth planet in the Solar System, which they called Planet X. Only 22 at...
Saturn, remember, is the planet of structure and careful, step-by-step progress. But Pluto is about breaking down and transforming. You might think of it as trying to rebuild a house on a worm-eaten foundation. The only way to ensure the integrity of the structure is to pull out every...
The dwarf planet Pluto in astrology is often met with tremendous trepidation and at least a bit of wide-eyed dread, whether by learning of an upcoming transit or by discovering that Pluto is strongly placed in one’s natal chart. Pluto’s difficult reputation is well earned, given that this...
” This is the Pluto killer-clause which demoted it to dwarf planet status and reduced the number of planets in our solar system to eight. In a sense, the IAU chose to cauterize a wound, a weakness in the definitions, that if left unchanged, would have led to who knows how many ...
" Brozak said.There is also a mural(壁画)of Clyde in downtown Streator,and a plaque(匾) honoring his discovery that stands outside of the city hall.And there are T-shirts as well.和第八段的It is a kind of honor that someone from Streator has ashes that are almost to Pluto可知,①...
Master Shake's crippling addiction to shellfish leads to a long-overdue intervention. EP 4 Banana Planet Meatwad's discovery of a mysterious banana-shaped planet calls for some last minute interplanetary exploration. EP 5 Working Stiffs After their cable TV is cut off, Meatwad and Master Shake ...
The stamps follow through on a petition that was filed by New Horizons’ fansmore than three years ago– long before the piano-sized probeflew past Pluto on July 14. “The New Horizons project is proud to have such an important honor from the U.S. Postal Service,” New Horizons’ princi...