Bye bye Pluto

This post is about the planet, not the cartoon’s character ;) . From Science&Space on CNN.com: Pluto no longer a planet, say astronomers. Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. After a tumultuous week of clashing over the essence of the cosmos, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) (not the eneby of BigG. :P ) stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930. … ...

August 24, 2006 Â· 3 min Â· 527 words