Pluto kicked to the curb!
"Rumors of 76 years of "icy" relations confirmed by IAU's downgrade of now former planet"
Amid ugly allegations about Pluto's "size," former plutonian admirer IAU parts ways with, as it says, "the dwarf." Bolstered by the clear evidence of Pluto's intractable relationship with a certain "Charon" and the former planet's longstanding wayward path, IAU stepped out of its former relations with the planetoid declaring that it was but one of many with a heart of ice and stone.
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My news station did a very facile piece on Pluto's demotion (which I shot, thank you, thank you.) One scientist tried to reassure us, "think not of Pluto as a former planet, but as the first of it's kind to be discovered, with many more to follow." If that helps in any way to salve the wound, I'm not sure. Another suggested a new mnemonic of eight planetary bodies that seems appropriate considering the discovery of Pluto was made by New Mexican Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh: "Mark's Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos" but my favorite is: "Many Very Educated Men Justify Steeling Unique Ninth."
here's a link to my story: http://krqe.com/video/expanded.asp?ID=4822
My personal opinion is that this is just the progress of of science and classification so get over it, but what a fun thing to happen! I love it.
Amid ugly allegations about Pluto's "size," former plutonian admirer IAU parts ways with, as it says, "the dwarf." Bolstered by the clear evidence of Pluto's intractable relationship with a certain "Charon" and the former planet's longstanding wayward path, IAU stepped out of its former relations with the planetoid declaring that it was but one of many with a heart of ice and stone.
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My news station did a very facile piece on Pluto's demotion (which I shot, thank you, thank you.) One scientist tried to reassure us, "think not of Pluto as a former planet, but as the first of it's kind to be discovered, with many more to follow." If that helps in any way to salve the wound, I'm not sure. Another suggested a new mnemonic of eight planetary bodies that seems appropriate considering the discovery of Pluto was made by New Mexican Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh: "Mark's Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos" but my favorite is: "Many Very Educated Men Justify Steeling Unique Ninth."
here's a link to my story: http://krqe.com/video/expanded.asp?ID=4822
My personal opinion is that this is just the progress of of science and classification so get over it, but what a fun thing to happen! I love it.