Classically Speaking...

Aug. 24, 2006

Only EIGHT Planets???

Posted in Newsworthy

Oh no... who will rewrite the textbooks?  What will the exams say??
So Pluto is no longer a planet... it is a 'dwarf planet' along with Ceres the asteroid and 'Xena' the furthest know object in the solar system.  As if that is not confusing enough after the idea that was floated the other day about ADDING those to the list of planets!
Oh well, not something *I* have to worry about.  All I need to do is keep on top of the news...

Read more about Pluto Being Downgraded here at CNN.
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Posted by sherrydhoneycutt
I know -- I was amazed too. What a huge discovery to make -- 76 years later.

Sherry
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