

Around 2,500 scientists and astronomers are meeting in Prague to discuss Pluto




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By JaredExtreme on 8/14/2006 7:05:46 PM , Rating: 0
My favorite will always be uranus.

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By retrospooty on 8/14/06, Rating: 0
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By Soccerman06 on 8/14/2006 7:40:46 PM , Rating: 2
What parameteres must an object in space have to be considered a planet?

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By Mclendo06 on 8/14/2006 11:04:48 PM , Rating: 2
What parameters must an object in space have to be considered a planet?

The Problem is that no such parameters exist. One of the things that I've read is that the way they may axe Pluto's planet status is by making such a set of parameters which would exclude Pluto. When first discovered, it was thought that Pluto was closer to Earth's size, not Earth's moon's size, and so the body was quickly given "planet" status. As it ends up (as the article states) if something the size of Pluto counts as a planet, then we know of a number of other objects that could count as well, not to mention the potential hundreds or thousands of specs out there that our telescopes haven't noticed yet. I say that when you compare Pluto to Neptune, given the extreme disparity in size and Pluto's highly ecccentric orbit (comparitively) in addition to the similarities between Pluto and other Kuiper belt objects, it is hard to see how you can justify keeping Pluto classified as it is. Really the only thing Pluto has going for it is that it has a body orbiting around it (a moon of sorts).

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By nyte on 8/15/2006 6:03:48 AM , Rating: 2
not to sound like an idiot, but what do you mean by 1% as big as Uranus? at first i thought you meant at least 1% of Uranus' size (jokes aside) but that would be too easy, so what exactly do you mean.

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By Brainonska511 on 8/14/2006 7:36:32 PM , Rating: 5
Leela: "I don't get it."
Fry: "Oh. What's it called now?"

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By shecknoscopy on 8/15/2006 9:24:37 AM , Rating: 2
GUEVARA: With depravity I break laws of gravity/ Blast past the atmosphere to the last frontier/ I go boldly through space and time/

BOTH: The sky's the limit but they're limiting the sky

GUEVARA: I break orbit by habit/ I ignite satellites and leave rings 'round the planet/ A flying ace like that beagle/

(SPECIAL: laughs )

GUEVARA: Neveretheless this alien remains illegial/ Cause their discovery don't cover me/ The immigrants been left in the cold to grow old and disintigrate/


GUEVARA: 'Cause small minds can't see past Uranus/ But I shun their race/ 'Cause stun's just a phrase/

BOTH: and my odyssey runs in 2000 and 1 ways

GUEVARA: And I can see clearly now like the Hubble/
Kicked off the shuttle/
Here's my rebuttal/

2 Skinnee J's. Anyone?


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