Posted
8/14/2006 05:37:00 PM
by Douglas
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pluto is not a
planetSome 3,000 astronomers and scientists from around the world will meet in Prague this week to decide whether Pluto, discovered in 1930, measures up to the definition of a planet.
In defining for the first time what exactly a planet is, the International Astronomers Union (IAU) may be forced to downgrade Pluto's status, or add as many as 14 others.
Such a decision would send shockwaves through the scientific community, instantly outdate textbooks, and cause educators to re-teach the basics of our solar system.
Shockwaves? No. Ripples? Maybe. Look, other than idiots like me, no one cares if pluto is striped of its planet status. But for the record, it's not a planet.
Labels: Pluto