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HomeCategorySciencePluto to become a planet again?
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Pluto to become a planet again?

Harvard scientists argue Pluto should be reinstated as a planet
Posted by: admin , October 3, 2014
  • Harvard scientists argue that Pluto should be reinstated as a planet, having been downgraded to a ‘minor planet’ by the International Space Union in 2006 on the basis that it isn’t the biggest planet in its orbit.
  • The logic used? “Even though a dwarf fruit tree is still a small fruit tree and a dwarf hamster is still a hamster”.
  • Nothing is official yet, but if this proceeds, it looks like we’ll need another round of textbooks!

Read more:

http://mashable.com/2014/10/02/pluto-planet-again/

http://www.ipswichadvertiser.com.au/news/could-pluto-become-planet-again/2407819/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pluto-planet-again-apparently—4363970

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/is-pluto-about-to-be-reinstated-as-a-planet-9769753.html

 

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