How many planets?

August 24th, 2006 by NerdMom

We here at the NerdFamily Blog like to keep you apprised of breaking nerdy news! Well, there are only 8 planets now. According to the International Astronomical Union, Pluto is no longer a planet.

Pluto failed to make the new cut because its oblong orbit overlaps with Neptune’s. It will now be a founding member of the new class of “dwarf planets.”

Not important news for day to day life but interesting none the less!

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One Response to “How many planets?”

  1. Zachariah Jorgensen Says:
    August 10th, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    Thanks a ton for publishing this, I thought it was really educational, and it answered a lot of the questions I had.

 

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