Thursday, August 24, 2006

And then there were 8


Well, it's been talked about all day long on NPR... the big news that Pluto is no longer a planet.
The scientists have finally agreed (well they are still in debates, and not everyone is in agreement). One of the quotes from the scientists says something like, "...it would be disastrous to come away from this without an agreement. We will look like idiots." (I'm paraphrasing since I can't type as fast as what I heard on the radio.)

So, now Pluto is officially called a "dwarf planet".
Is it just me, or does the galaxy feel a little smaller today?
Read more on NPR here.


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1 comment:

JWD said...

Oh, I'm soooo sad! Poor Pluto.