It saddens me that my children will grow up seeing only eight planets on the posters at school, whereas I grew up with nine. As of August 2006, Pluto has been classified as a dwarf planet. RTB astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink isn’t as sentimental as I am about Pluto—he understands and appreciates the reasons for the former planet’s demotion. (more…)
June 22, 2012
Special Delivery from the Kuiper Belt
Posted by Maureen under Astronomy, Solar System, Young Earth vs Old Earth | Tags: asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt, Pluto |[3] Comments