Welcome to the new Solar system, now with one less planet.: “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 stripped Pluto of the ( Read more... )

I've been avoiding making posts about the MidEast situation, because I'm appalled that it has spiraled out of control so rapidly and seriously concerned that so many innocents on both sides are being killed or placed in danger.

But I did think this, by bradhicks was particularly well-written. Something to think about.


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