Comments on: Pluto Is On The Outs

By: Great-Granny Grandma

Great-Granny Grandma — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:27:06 +0000

I did not know Pluto is no longer considered a planet. What has it been demoted to?

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Good Reading This Week « Too Full Of Hands — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:42:46 +0000

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By: HarryJacksMom

HarryJacksMom — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:06:49 +0000

Thank you, and Sean, for making me laugh. He’d make an awfully wonderful friend for my two! Are you all prepping for Kindergarten land? So glad to hear Laurel’s explanation because now I feel better about ignoring the ousting All our mobiles also include Pluto because 9 planet solar system is about the only odd-numbered thing I really like! Happy week.

By: everydayMOM

everydayMOM — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:01:27 +0000

It’s so true that kids can learn an incredible amount of information when we take the time to read to them and expose them to info that maybe we didn’t learn at such an early age. My second grader has been learning about Greece and Rome this year, including all the mythology. It’s amazing to hear him give facts about various Greek gods and their powers. He’s actually been my secret weapon in Trivial Pursuit a few times!

By: deb

deb — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:06:36 +0000

Planet or otherwise, I think Pluto is a girl & should be referred to as “she”.

By: rachel-asouthernfairytale

rachel-asouthernfairytale — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:26:00 +0000

“pluto is on the outs” that is priceless

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:05:51 +0000

Wait’ll he finds out about brontosauruses!

By: Laurel Kornfeld

Laurel Kornfeld — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:33:48 +0000

Pluto is still a planet. Only four percent of the IAU voted on the controversial demotion, and most are not planetary scientists. Their decision was immediately opposed by hundreds of professional astronomers led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto. One reason the IAU definition makes no sense is it says dwarf planets are not planets at all! That is like saying a grizzly bear is not a bear, and it is inconsistent with the use of the term “dwarf” in astronomy, where dwarf stars are still stars, and dwarf galaxies are still galaxies. Also, the IAU definition classifies objects solely by where they are while ignoring what they are. If Earth were in Pluto’s orbit, according to the IAU definition, it would not be a planet either. A definition that takes the same object and makes it a planet in one location and not a planet in another is essentially useless. That is why many astronomers, lay people, and educators are either ignoring the demotion entirely or working to get it overturned.

By: Kacey

Kacey — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:43:10 +0000

Of course Pluto is not a planet! Everyone knows he is Mickey Mouse’s dog!
Disney hasn’t done away with him, yet, have they?

By: happy geek

happy geek — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:52:27 +0000

I’m certain it would be hard to even try to be pleasant with a name like Edwina, let alone make learning fun!
Good thing your charmer makes up for it now.