Archive for May 1st, 2008

There were 9 planets. What happened to Pluto?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Poor Pluto. Discovered in 1930 by Cylde W. Tombaugh, Pluto was thought to be the missing planet theorized to exist based on inaccurate calculations. It was added as our ninth planet and actually sparked quite a fan following with its popularity, even inspiring the name of a famous Disney character. For 36 years, humble little […]

How many planets are there in our solar system and what are their names?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

There’s a lot more to our solar system than the planets. I’ll cover some of the less known objects and phenomenon such as the Oort Cloud, Kuiper Belt and other strange stuff in a future post, but when people think solar system, they usually think of the planets in orbit around the Sun. Our solar […]