• Question: Is pluto a planet?

    Asked by sebisepic to Jen, Jill, Mel, Phil, Stef on 17 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Jennifer Paxton

      Jennifer Paxton answered on 17 Mar 2013:

      Pluto used to be classed as a planet but in 2006 some scientists discovered that it was actually a dwarf planet ( a dwarf planet is a celestial body that us neither a satellite or a planet….)

    • Photo: Phil Rice

      Phil Rice answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      Neil de Grasse Tyson has a good book on this. Many were very unhappy about the demotion of Pluto, but that is the way science is – do not get too attached to your own ideas or pet theories as data wil lcome in to upset you!

    • Photo: Stefan Piatek

      Stefan Piatek answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      It used to be 🙁 Mwarp mwarp mwarp. Apparently now it’s too small and counts more as a moon

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