poor Pluto. in --
- May 29, 2014, 5:17 a.m.
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I'm reading The Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson and did you know that Pluto was officially ruled a planet in 1999 by the International Astronomical Union?
Hah. Heh.
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NeonLady ⋅ May 29, 2014
Only 1999? And now it's no more ready.
martian princess NeonLady ⋅ May 31, 2014
Science moves fast!
NeonLady ⋅ May 29, 2014
^already
Darcy0207 from OD ⋅ May 29, 2014
a planetesimal I believe.
martian princess Darcy0207 from OD ⋅ May 31, 2014
Weren't those the between stages of a baby planet and a planet we have now? I can't remember. lol
Darcy0207 from OD martian princess ⋅ May 31, 2014
discovered in 1930, found not to be a planet a few years ago. There are some other objects in space about the same size.. and much further out. http://www.universetoday.com/13573/why-pluto-is-no-longer-a-planet/
a baby planet? Does that mean a small one or one that is in the process of growing?
martian princess Darcy0207 from OD ⋅ May 31, 2014
Before the planets became planets, they started out as debris flying about everywhere. They crashed into each other and then small pre-planets formed, called uh.. I can't remember. Then these little planets became medium-sized planets, and then they became the planets we see today. I'm no scientist, but I know it happened that way from reading that book. :P
Darcy0207 from OD martian princess ⋅ May 31, 2014
I know that. I was just wondering what you meant by "baby" planet. I taught Earth Science for a few years.
martian princess Darcy0207 from OD ⋅ May 31, 2014
Cool! You know what you're talking about more than I do then! :)
Fawkes Gal ⋅ May 29, 2014
I hear his books are great. I need to remember to read some of them.
martian princess Fawkes Gal ⋅ May 31, 2014
I LOVE his books! My favorite is At Home. You should definitely read it.
Darcy0207 from OD martian princess ⋅ May 31, 2014
I have "At Home" in my book stack... maybe now that I am not working, I'll try it. I have carrying large books with me when I go to work.