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 […]

What is a planet?

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Our solar system has an interesting and diverse cast of characters. We even have a black sheep in our solar family in the form of Pluto and at the center of all the recent controversy about its status has been one surprisingly difficult question to answer - what is a planet?
You’d think that pretty much any […]