Prickly City by Scott Stantis for February 16, 2015

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    BillWa  almost 10 years ago

    Is Too!Planet means wanderer, it wanders, ergo it’s a planet.

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    Darsan54 Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    No, it’s not! Neil says so !!!

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    nosirrom  almost 10 years ago

    The IAU faced a bit of a conundrum in 2005 with the discovery of Eris, a trans-Neptunian object larger than Pluto. In 2006 they created a new category of solar objects calling them Dwarf Planets.-The IAU recognizes the following as Dwarf Planets:Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris-Some scientists feel that any object with a diameter greater than 900 km should be considered a dwarf planet. This would include:Orcus, 2002 MS4, Salacia, Quaoar, 2007 OR10, and Sedna.-This is an ongoing debate and is by no means settled.But if Pluto was still a planet then our solar system would have 13 or maybe 19 planets.And what a headache it woiuld be to come up with a new rhyming scheme for “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas”-Anyone want to try for MercuryVenusEarthMarsCeresJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneOrcusPluto2002 MS4SalaciaHaumeaQuaoarMakemake2007 OR10ErisSedna

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    WestNYC Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Sorry Carmen, but Winslow is right on this one.

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    jbmlaw01  almost 10 years ago

    Holst’s big hit would require all night for the philharmoniacs.

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    kaffekup   almost 10 years ago

    Holst was apparently prescient in not including Pluto, but I do miss it, with all due respect to Neil deGrasse Tyson….

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    dzw3030  almost 10 years ago

    I wish this was the biggest argument in the world today…

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