When Clyde Tombaugh built his first telescope at the age of 20, he could not have known it was setting him forward on a path that would eventually lead to the discovery of the first known dwarf planet, Pluto. Let's take a look at the life of this amazing person. Early life and famil...
While the change in my life has not been as shocking as that in my father’s, it has been, really as total, just in a more close-in, personal scale. Look, when I was young, I had pen pals in America (technically to improve my English. Actually because I could send my mind here...
Pluto, Discovery, and Classification in Astronomy Who decides if a dwarf planet, or a quasar or a pulsar, is a new class of object? To put it more broadly, how does an astronomer know if he or she has discovered something new, especially to the extent that it is declared... SJ Dick...
whose throne he said was rightfully his. To forestall this,Anu declared “he was planning on stepping down” as King. A fast Nibiran exodus from Earth ensued.” Enlil, Enki, and Ningishzidda returned to Nibiru as did Marduk (Anu lifted Marduk’s ban, imposed for aligning with the...
“We traveled a thousand leagues when we encountered little Gaga[Pluto].Then next we passed Antu[Neptune], the beautiful enchantress. Anzu wanted to stop and examine her waters. I was tempted for a moment to stop, but then thought better and motioned to continue. “It’s a planet of no...