Pluto Downgraded from Planet Status
The most boring part of science in my opinion is classification. This thing is in this catagory. That thing is in that catagory. The second most boring thing in science is when people start arguing over the catagories themselves. In celebration of my ignorant opinion, here’s the link to the story everyone’s talking about, that Pluto’s status has been downgraded from planet to “dwarf planet”. “Dwarf planet” is a temporary name, because nobody can agree on a better one yet.
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Following our blog yesterday about the uncertain future of Pluto, 424 astronomers at the IAU General Assembly in Prague came to a decision based upon a series of resolutions. The small Kuiper Belt body has lost its planet status and has been demoted t…
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Comment by danger — August 25, 2006 @ 10:21 pm
[…] The recent pluto-downgrade sparked a competition at kottke.org to find some new mnemonic devices to help us remember the planets. he mnemonic could work for either the new 8 planet line-up, the 8 major + 3 dwarf planets, or the old 9 planet arrangement in protest of Pluto’s demotion. […]
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[…] Interplanetary Social Chat #45089. A lovely follow up to the recent news of Pluto’s downgrading from proper planet status. Thanks Dave. Send this post to a friend […]
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