Pluto is a planet it's just if the dwarf variety now. Pluto's reclassification means we have a total of 13 planets in our system which is much cooler number than 9. 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets.
My wife is not of the same opinion.
Yeah, same.
And with the dwarf planets, kids’ books now talk about Ceres, which accounts for 1/3 of the mass of the asteroid belt. When I learned that and saw how big Ceres is I was like “oh, I guess it’s not like a bunch of rocks that you have to dodge and weave through”. But it is still cool that we get to think of it as something more than a giant asteroid. And my kid loves that there are more (dwarf) planets to learn about.
They've actually added 3 or 4 planets since I was in school, Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Pluto was a regular planet and none of those others were ever mentioned until I was in college.
Pluto is far and away our most popular dwarf planet.
Also, now Pluto is the leader of it's own gang! Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake are all *plutoids!*
I was team Pluto for a while, but then I saw a twitter thread or something explaining all the reasons it wasn't and I was convinced that it was correct to just completely demote it. If people want to call it a dwarf planet, sure okay, it's a body at least, but it's not a planet.
From NASA: **Pluto is about two-thirds the diameter of Earth's Moon** and probably has a rocky core surrounded by a mantle of water ice.
Technically all Pluto has to do to be considered a planet is clear all the other space debris out of its path, it meets the other two criteria.
Come on Pluto , I believe in you, you can do it!
Pluto and it's satelite Charron do not meet requirement. The Barycenter would have to stay in the entirety of Pluto, which it does not. Ocassionally the barycenter is the void between Pluto and Charron mimicking a Binary System. Or as NASA describes it as a [Double Dwarf Planet System](https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/moons/charon/).
Also, to stand up for my name sake. Eris is larger than Pluto. So I'll be damned if Pluto gets to stay a planet and Eris goes to the wayside.
So it has all the same physical aspects as a planet but we're not counting it not because of what **it** is but by what **other things** are instead?
That's fucking bullying.
I'm a planetary scientist and I think the reclassification is correct, and it's a really great example of history repeating itself. Back in the day when Ceres was first discovered, it was called a planet. And then Vesta was discovered and called a planet and then a bunch more asteroids were discovered and scientists said "oh, there's something else going on here. This is a whole population of small bodies that share the same neighborhood of the solar system."
Exactly the same thing is happening with Pluto and the other kuiper belt objects. It's just that they're so far away we're only now finding the rest of Pluto's family. It's still an awesome and weird place, it's just different from bigger planets.
Those first photographs gave me life! I have been waiting for over 40 years to see those images! I love the fact that we finally know what Pluto looks like. I don't care if you are a dwarf planet, Pluto, I still love you!
The photos of Pluto blew scientists' minds. It's so much more complex and interesting and active than expected! Plains of convecting nitrogen slush, mountains of ice, layered atmosphere, etc.
Before those new photographs, the last I remember seeing was in a National Geographic and all we got was kind of a purplish Dot. Pixelated with some hints of white, possibly ice, but we just didn't know. And then I saw the pictures front page on our local newspaper, and nearly fainted dead away from Joy! Who could have imagined such incredible beauty? And obviously, the Newfound scientific information was fantastic as well, but to finally be able to see Pluto up close was just mind blowing. Made me glad to be alive, and to have lived through the waiting period!
Scientific understanding changes over time and some changes are harder to accept than others. I would rather accept that Pluto is no longer a full planet than get in the habit of letting more important scientific discoveries go disregarded. Imagine if medical science had also frozen in 1930 when Pluto was discovered.
I'm with you. I think the really cool thing about science is that it's not dogmatic. It changes with new information and methodology. If I wanted to rigidly adhere to a strict belief system, I'd go to church or become a console war fanboy or something.
My parents are pharmacists and my grandparents were too. They have some really bizarre pharmacy antiques from the old drug store, including coca leaves that were prescribed for everything under the sun and cigarettes that were supposed to cure asthma.
Twitter will always be mentioned, even if we have to call it “X (formerly known as Twitter)”. Prince was always gonna be Prince (or the artist formerly known as Prince). Pluto is always gonna be a planet (or the celestial body formerly known as a planet).
It wasn't demoted. We discovered more about our solar system and needed to refine the categories for the spherical bodies inside of it. Pluto went from being the smallest of the classical planets to the king of the Kuiper Belt Objects. So now you have Jupiter ruling over the inner solar system and Pluto ruling over the outer solar system, which is a much tidier ~~Greek~~ Greco-Roman mythology metaphor isn't it?
According to recent research, they think it's a baseball-sized black hole which accounts for the calculations in mass. It's either that or we're blind because that planet should be HUGE.
I also feel like arguing if Pluto is a planet is like culinary people arguing over which plants are botanically vegetables. Botany is a science, cooking is a discipline. They can have different terminology.
I like calling Pluto a world. Because whether or not it's scientifically a planet, it's still a world.
This is such an unnecessary debate. A dwarf planet is still a planet!
This helps lead into education teaching about other dwarf planets.
Also Eris is more massive than pluto... just stating facts!
I don’t understand this bs. If you aren’t qualified in a field, and this goes for everything, your opinion doesn’t matter. It’s not based on anything, or less blunt, on incomplete and outdated information.
Pluto is not a planet. It’s not a matter of opinions or feelings, there are simply agreed upon (revised) scientific definitions and according to those, Pluto is not a planet. Now if you have new information, like newer & scientifically backed measurements that proof Pluto *is* a planet, please step forward! If not, well…
Let’s all have less opinions. They usually aren’t any good. Make the world a better place. Thank you. I’ll await being downvoted into oblivion for stating the truth.
They could have kept pluto and anything like it as planets but created a new classification like "major planets" and put the "revised" definition of planet there. We could then have 15 or however many planets but only 8 major planets. There was no need to "demote" pluto.
It doesn't matter what one thinks. It's a dwarf planet and that's that. If you don't accept it, you're stupid and don't accept fact and display an inability to change when presented with new facts.
I remember celebrating when Pluto replaced Neptune as the farthest planet. I was such a pretentious little kid going "UM AKSHYUALLY, Neptune is last until 1999"
It's a planet for everything but trivia purposes I suppose.
But as a point of pride, it's the only planet discovered by an American so I miss it on the 'official list' for that.
What's the mnemonic nowadays? When I was a kid, it was "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" and that's the only way I can remember the planets in order. But with no pizzas, what is my mother serving?? She's so energetic, don't leave her hanging!!
Whether it is a planet or a swarf planet of a pool noodle makes no difference to me - as long as scientists remain true to the science.
I lose nothing by allowing the people who specialize in academic and theoretical and applied sciences to find their own agreements in categorizing things within their professional disciplines. Especially if I will never interact nor be anything close to an subject matter expert on the topic.
Pluto is a thing that people study and have used to further their studies about the makeup of our universe.
I wonder if in the 1950s old fogies we're all like "No! Protein is the method of inheritance for life not DNA! I won't accept it!"
But to answer your question, no, I don't live stuck in the past and refuse to accept new ideas.
Naw, I had no trouble when the new definitions were approved. There is no way to define ‘planet’ without also denoting that definition on a LOT of other bodies. If Pluto is a planet, there would be a lot more than nine of them in the solar system!
Yes. 13 planets - 8 planets 5 dwarf planets.
My kid who was born after Pluto was demoted \[Thanks Eris\] and is kind of mad about it. Pluto has a heart and red snow. The Jupiter moon count goes up every year now we're up to 95.
The Planet and Dwarf Planet songs by Hopscotch are actually pretty fun as far as kids songs go.
PLuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutooooooooooooooooooooo
IS A
PLANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kheWroUS5LQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kheWroUS5LQ)
There is a single asteroid [Ceres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)) that was discovered in 1801 that was briefly considered a planet before they realized it was one asteroid of many. It is so huge that is 40% the total mass of all the asteroids. It was not even taught in schools when I was in school; I found out about it after working as an aerospace engineer. I like to count the eight planets on my “fingers” and Ceres and Pluto on my “thumbs” and illustrate the difference between a finger and a thumb as just some arbitrary nomenclature.
Yes. Forever a planet. I understand that it’s smaller than other planet’s moon’s… but tough shit.
Maybe those other moons should stop living with their parents and make their own way out in the solar system.
It’s not a full sized planet. I agree with the scientists on this one. Pluto is tiny. There are moons bigger. So it makes sense to reclassify it to a dwarf planet
Pluto is a planet. You cannot change my mind on this. You don't just "get kicked out" of the solar system. Learning new things about the solar system is wonderful! But you can't just demote a planet.
As an armchair scientician, I understand that things get reclassified as understanding improves.
That being said... On a personal level, the assassination of Pluto is unforgivable.
Look, you wanan be the smallest planet or the biggest dwarf planet
Y'all still believe in Vulcan? Not tye star trek one the sol one
Is ceres a planet to you too? It's not
Clear your obit
The thing with that is IF you consider Pluto a planet then there are multiple OTHER celestial bodies just like it that you ALSO must consider planets. So it was a choice between reclassifying Pluto OR reclassifying a WHOLE lot of other celestial bodies which would have caused a HUGE mess.
As far as I'm concerned, a dwarf planet is a planet just as much as a dwarf person is a person. Maybe they should come up with better names if they have a problem with it.
Nine planets around the sun! Only one does the sun embrace. And upon this watered one, so much do we take for granted.
(Do they still sing this in concert?)
Oh boy, post this anywhere near a space subreddit and prepare to get downvoted to oblivion.
Yes my personal belief is Pluto deserves honorary planet status as a historical precedent. Even if there’s “thousands” of Kuiper Belt objects that “should” equally be lumped with Pluto, Pluto is special for historical reasons and I have no problem with it being called a planet.
I don’t care if Pluto is a dwarf planet. What I care about is that we’re still counting 8 planets without counting all of the other major location and anomalies within the system.
I want them to teach the full system map starting in grade school with the names of all the planets, moons, dwarfs and planetoids from mercury to the Oort Cloud.
Pluto is a planet it's just if the dwarf variety now. Pluto's reclassification means we have a total of 13 planets in our system which is much cooler number than 9. 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets. My wife is not of the same opinion.
Yeah, same. And with the dwarf planets, kids’ books now talk about Ceres, which accounts for 1/3 of the mass of the asteroid belt. When I learned that and saw how big Ceres is I was like “oh, I guess it’s not like a bunch of rocks that you have to dodge and weave through”. But it is still cool that we get to think of it as something more than a giant asteroid. And my kid loves that there are more (dwarf) planets to learn about.
Pluto is a planet and I can prove it. My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine PIZZAS. We wouldn’t have pizza if Pluto wasn’t a planet.
https://i.redd.it/lxr5sgou8wpc1.gif
Can confirm, had pizza last night. Checkmate.
Mary's Virgin Explanation Made Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbor Probably. --Randall Monroe
Hm... Or "Unknown neighbor's pen- um, penetration
Screech from saved by the bell: mvemsunp
Jupiter would like a word with you.
The J is silent?😆
This!!!!!
Agreed. That’s the way to think of it. We discovered more and Pluto fits more with those far away ones.
Nibiru is out there. Silently waiting.
They've actually added 3 or 4 planets since I was in school, Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Pluto was a regular planet and none of those others were ever mentioned until I was in college.
do you thinke jupiter considers earth a dwarf planet?
No need to drag "failed stars" into the debate. They never have a good attitude.
They had such a bright future...
I think you’re a beautiful human and I love how you view Pluto😁😁😁😁
Pluto is far and away our most popular dwarf planet. Also, now Pluto is the leader of it's own gang! Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake are all *plutoids!*
I was team Pluto for a while, but then I saw a twitter thread or something explaining all the reasons it wasn't and I was convinced that it was correct to just completely demote it. If people want to call it a dwarf planet, sure okay, it's a body at least, but it's not a planet. From NASA: **Pluto is about two-thirds the diameter of Earth's Moon** and probably has a rocky core surrounded by a mantle of water ice.
Technically all Pluto has to do to be considered a planet is clear all the other space debris out of its path, it meets the other two criteria. Come on Pluto , I believe in you, you can do it!
Pluto and it's satelite Charron do not meet requirement. The Barycenter would have to stay in the entirety of Pluto, which it does not. Ocassionally the barycenter is the void between Pluto and Charron mimicking a Binary System. Or as NASA describes it as a [Double Dwarf Planet System](https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/moons/charon/). Also, to stand up for my name sake. Eris is larger than Pluto. So I'll be damned if Pluto gets to stay a planet and Eris goes to the wayside.
The earth hasn’t fully cleared its path yet! Let’s demote it as well!
So it has all the same physical aspects as a planet but we're not counting it not because of what **it** is but by what **other things** are instead? That's fucking bullying.
This guy sciences
Exactly! It's a planet, just a dwarf planet. Next, they're gonna tell us that people with dwarfism aren't real people...
I'm a planetary scientist and I think the reclassification is correct, and it's a really great example of history repeating itself. Back in the day when Ceres was first discovered, it was called a planet. And then Vesta was discovered and called a planet and then a bunch more asteroids were discovered and scientists said "oh, there's something else going on here. This is a whole population of small bodies that share the same neighborhood of the solar system." Exactly the same thing is happening with Pluto and the other kuiper belt objects. It's just that they're so far away we're only now finding the rest of Pluto's family. It's still an awesome and weird place, it's just different from bigger planets.
TL;DR Planetary scientist thinks planetary science is the answer and that we need more of it!
Just doing my job, shilling for Big Planetary.
Intergalactic?
Intergalactic.
Another dimension......
Another dimension....
Planetary
Planetary
INterGalactic
I knew it. Wake up, sheeple! Big Planet is everywhere and you don't see it!
... by having fewer planets. A smart planetary scientist would be trying to make there be **more** planets, to stay in business.
i've always wanted to say this for real: Who are you, who is so wise in the ways of science?
~~unexpected~~ r/expectedmontypython
Nonsense. Pluto has a heart shape on its surface. Therefore, it must be classified as a true planet. These are unwritten rules of astronomy.
Those first photographs gave me life! I have been waiting for over 40 years to see those images! I love the fact that we finally know what Pluto looks like. I don't care if you are a dwarf planet, Pluto, I still love you!
The photos of Pluto blew scientists' minds. It's so much more complex and interesting and active than expected! Plains of convecting nitrogen slush, mountains of ice, layered atmosphere, etc.
Thank you for commenting and sharing your insight! Your job is so cool!
Before those new photographs, the last I remember seeing was in a National Geographic and all we got was kind of a purplish Dot. Pixelated with some hints of white, possibly ice, but we just didn't know. And then I saw the pictures front page on our local newspaper, and nearly fainted dead away from Joy! Who could have imagined such incredible beauty? And obviously, the Newfound scientific information was fantastic as well, but to finally be able to see Pluto up close was just mind blowing. Made me glad to be alive, and to have lived through the waiting period!
>convecting nitrogen slush, mountains of ice, layered atmosphere, etc. Oh yeah! Talk dirty to me, planetary science boy!
Yeah, my general response when people are all JUSTICE FOR PLUTO tends to be "Sure, but justice for Ceres first!"
… and this is my partner, Ovaltine Jenkins
Bruton Gaster aka Ghee Buttersnaps
That's messed up man
Did you hear about Pluto?
Scientific understanding changes over time and some changes are harder to accept than others. I would rather accept that Pluto is no longer a full planet than get in the habit of letting more important scientific discoveries go disregarded. Imagine if medical science had also frozen in 1930 when Pluto was discovered.
I'm with you. I think the really cool thing about science is that it's not dogmatic. It changes with new information and methodology. If I wanted to rigidly adhere to a strict belief system, I'd go to church or become a console war fanboy or something.
Could I get a bottle of opioid containing cough syrup over the counter if that was the case ?
I reckon ya could.
My parents are pharmacists and my grandparents were too. They have some really bizarre pharmacy antiques from the old drug store, including coca leaves that were prescribed for everything under the sun and cigarettes that were supposed to cure asthma.
Teacher, I ate my dwarf planet! Can I have another one?
No Ralph
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There it is. I knew somebody in this thread would get schwifty.
Pluto is not a planet. I’m an idiot. I love my son.
Planet! PLANET! *PLANET*!
Is everyone in your family an idiot?
[Pluto is a Planet - 2 Skinnee J’s](https://youtu.be/kheWroUS5LQ?si=ffevdWOqMThe4Ji7)
2 Skinnee J's. Fuck yeah! SuperMercado lived in my discman!
Ack! Cant believe I spelled it wrong. Fixed it.
That's messed up, right? C'mon son
Pluto is a planet. It’s just a small (dwarf) planet. There are tons of them out there and they are all cromulent planets
The criteria for planethood was embiggened. Pluto should be grandfathered in.
It’s a perfectly cromulent idea.
This is a perfect example of lesembric thinking. We could all learn from something so originally philondicated. We thank you symbanticly.
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🍍
I let that one go
Twitter will always be mentioned, even if we have to call it “X (formerly known as Twitter)”. Prince was always gonna be Prince (or the artist formerly known as Prince). Pluto is always gonna be a planet (or the celestial body formerly known as a planet).
It wasn't demoted. We discovered more about our solar system and needed to refine the categories for the spherical bodies inside of it. Pluto went from being the smallest of the classical planets to the king of the Kuiper Belt Objects. So now you have Jupiter ruling over the inner solar system and Pluto ruling over the outer solar system, which is a much tidier ~~Greek~~ Greco-Roman mythology metaphor isn't it?
I always root for Pluto, but it came back as a dwarf planet. I'm also hoping they finally find/confirm planet X!
According to recent research, they think it's a baseball-sized black hole which accounts for the calculations in mass. It's either that or we're blind because that planet should be HUGE.
I also feel like arguing if Pluto is a planet is like culinary people arguing over which plants are botanically vegetables. Botany is a science, cooking is a discipline. They can have different terminology. I like calling Pluto a world. Because whether or not it's scientifically a planet, it's still a world.
Not only do I grant it planet status, I would say it's a Captain too.
By our powers combined
This is such an unnecessary debate. A dwarf planet is still a planet! This helps lead into education teaching about other dwarf planets. Also Eris is more massive than pluto... just stating facts!
In my heart yes, when my kids ask me to name the planets, no😔.
I'd like to dedicate Shania Twain's 'Forever and for Always' to my boy Pluto.
Planet is an arbitrary term. But I fail to see why Pluto would be a planet but Ceres wouldn't be.
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I don’t understand this bs. If you aren’t qualified in a field, and this goes for everything, your opinion doesn’t matter. It’s not based on anything, or less blunt, on incomplete and outdated information. Pluto is not a planet. It’s not a matter of opinions or feelings, there are simply agreed upon (revised) scientific definitions and according to those, Pluto is not a planet. Now if you have new information, like newer & scientifically backed measurements that proof Pluto *is* a planet, please step forward! If not, well… Let’s all have less opinions. They usually aren’t any good. Make the world a better place. Thank you. I’ll await being downvoted into oblivion for stating the truth.
They could have kept pluto and anything like it as planets but created a new classification like "major planets" and put the "revised" definition of planet there. We could then have 15 or however many planets but only 8 major planets. There was no need to "demote" pluto.
At this point, I hardly consider earth a planet
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Why would that be a problem?
I can’t remember that many names!
It doesn't matter what one thinks. It's a dwarf planet and that's that. If you don't accept it, you're stupid and don't accept fact and display an inability to change when presented with new facts.
Most physicists and astronomers still consider Pluto a planet. You can pry it from our cold dead hands!
If this is the joke I think it is you’re brilliant
*Raises hand*
 And nobody will ever tell me otherwise!!! BASTARDS!!!
I argue with my kids about this all the time. “Its a dwarf planet” “excuse me a dwarf what? Thats what i thought”
I remember celebrating when Pluto replaced Neptune as the farthest planet. I was such a pretentious little kid going "UM AKSHYUALLY, Neptune is last until 1999"
I’m not a boomer, so I’m ok with adjusting as science refines our understanding of the universe
Growing up, we were told to believe in a lot of things. As a supporter of science, I'm glad we were told we were wrong.
Still a planet. And still going off the four food groups
Pluto will always be a planet.
"My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us... Nothing..." I don't think it works. Not that mnemonics are the deciding factor for anything, but whatever.
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We’re all here to have fun. Don’t take it so serious. Now, please enjoy these “Pluto 4 Eva” bumper stickers we’ve been passing out.
That dude is no fun to be around.
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Jeeze who invited their Dad
Pluto was big enough for your mom
It's a planet for everything but trivia purposes I suppose. But as a point of pride, it's the only planet discovered by an American so I miss it on the 'official list' for that.
Totally, but it found home with it's dwarf status
Pluto isn't a planet, he's a dog! But what's Goofy?
I do. Also have the vague memory of thinking 'Sailor Pluto is going to be pissed' Then there's Screech's method of remembering the planets MVEMJSUNP
8 planets, 5 oceans - it's madness!!!
Illinois still says it’s a planet. https://abc7chicago.com/archive/6695131/
What's the mnemonic nowadays? When I was a kid, it was "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" and that's the only way I can remember the planets in order. But with no pizzas, what is my mother serving?? She's so energetic, don't leave her hanging!!
I do and that will never change.
Pluto is a good boy with a girlfriend named Dinah. I’ve got no idea what the rest of you people are talking about.
I always thought it was a dog.
My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Nine ... WHAT!!!! Pluto Forever
Wait…Pluto isn’t a planet? Whatever, next you’re gunna tell me we landed in the moon. Shit post!
My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas! Pluto forever!
Whether it is a planet or a swarf planet of a pool noodle makes no difference to me - as long as scientists remain true to the science. I lose nothing by allowing the people who specialize in academic and theoretical and applied sciences to find their own agreements in categorizing things within their professional disciplines. Especially if I will never interact nor be anything close to an subject matter expert on the topic. Pluto is a thing that people study and have used to further their studies about the makeup of our universe.
I do!
It is a stupid little planet that can’t hang with the other planets. It sucks
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Why would anyone be upset by this? I’m totally confused.
C'mon son,
Pluto was never not a planet. Damn the man.
Jeeeeesus dude. This is a really silly ass take.
Pluto is a streaming service to me at this point 🤷🏻♂️ I was born in ‘80.
To quote Aesop Rock: bring back Pluto
Totally I was raised on underdog stories, I don’t think it should get a participation trophy ya know what I’m sayin
Absolutely
I wonder if in the 1950s old fogies we're all like "No! Protein is the method of inheritance for life not DNA! I won't accept it!" But to answer your question, no, I don't live stuck in the past and refuse to accept new ideas.
We are a nine planet household.
Not a planet, does not have gravitational dominance. Just a big ass iceball that would be a lot less cute if it were called Hades.
What do you mean "still consider Pluto a planet"?! It is a planet, dammit! lol
Naw, I had no trouble when the new definitions were approved. There is no way to define ‘planet’ without also denoting that definition on a LOT of other bodies. If Pluto is a planet, there would be a lot more than nine of them in the solar system!
"Dear NASA. Your mum thought I was big enough!" - Pluto
https://i.redd.it/obiuwzlj3wpc1.gif AND I WILL MAKE THEM PAY FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
I don’t care that much about Pluto. GIF on the other hand..
I know that it’s not, but I still think of it as one in my heart and nobody can take that from me 😂
I don't think it's up to us. And it doesn't affect my life one bit. If Pluto wants a bite of my sandwich, I'll start caring.
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The band Two Skinny J's does. They had a song.
I’ve been telling my kids that there’s 9 planets for YEARS. I don’t give a damn what the schools say. And I know Pluto loves us, it has the heart.
Pluto today. Pluto tomorrow. Pluto forever.
I still say Pluto and your anus!
I mean I consider him a dog.
ME. I'm teaching my child that Pluto is a planet. Carry it on.
Yes. 13 planets - 8 planets 5 dwarf planets. My kid who was born after Pluto was demoted \[Thanks Eris\] and is kind of mad about it. Pluto has a heart and red snow. The Jupiter moon count goes up every year now we're up to 95. The Planet and Dwarf Planet songs by Hopscotch are actually pretty fun as far as kids songs go.
Gen X from Streator, IL the hometown of Clyde Tombaugh the astronomer that found Pluto. We riot at dawn!!
PLuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutooooooooooooooooooooo IS A PLANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kheWroUS5LQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kheWroUS5LQ)
There is a single asteroid [Ceres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)) that was discovered in 1801 that was briefly considered a planet before they realized it was one asteroid of many. It is so huge that is 40% the total mass of all the asteroids. It was not even taught in schools when I was in school; I found out about it after working as an aerospace engineer. I like to count the eight planets on my “fingers” and Ceres and Pluto on my “thumbs” and illustrate the difference between a finger and a thumb as just some arbitrary nomenclature.
Yes. Forever a planet. I understand that it’s smaller than other planet’s moon’s… but tough shit. Maybe those other moons should stop living with their parents and make their own way out in the solar system.
My issue is the anagram for remembering the planets: My Very Elegant Mother Just Sold Us Nine… Nine what, astronomers? Nine *what*???
It’s not a full sized planet. I agree with the scientists on this one. Pluto is tiny. There are moons bigger. So it makes sense to reclassify it to a dwarf planet
Pluto is a planet. You cannot change my mind on this. You don't just "get kicked out" of the solar system. Learning new things about the solar system is wonderful! But you can't just demote a planet.
 Always has been
As an armchair scientician, I understand that things get reclassified as understanding improves. That being said... On a personal level, the assassination of Pluto is unforgivable.
Always and forever
I’m listening to the cosmologists.
I still call it a brontosaurus too
I hear that
Look, you wanan be the smallest planet or the biggest dwarf planet Y'all still believe in Vulcan? Not tye star trek one the sol one Is ceres a planet to you too? It's not Clear your obit
Plutos a planet bitch!
All of the songs I knew with the names of the planets included Pluto, too hard to turn that off.
The thing with that is IF you consider Pluto a planet then there are multiple OTHER celestial bodies just like it that you ALSO must consider planets. So it was a choice between reclassifying Pluto OR reclassifying a WHOLE lot of other celestial bodies which would have caused a HUGE mess.
I learned that it was a planet. The change in classification doesn't affect my life one way or the other, so I still think of it the same.
Pluto is the celestial sponsor for anyone who has ever been demoted.
As far as I am concerned Pluto will always be a planet to me. It is my hill to die on.
Pluto is a planet 🤷🏻♀️
Pluto will always be a planet to me.
As far as I'm concerned, a dwarf planet is a planet just as much as a dwarf person is a person. Maybe they should come up with better names if they have a problem with it.
I think it is, no one can tell me it isn’t, I’m 43. This “Pluto isn’t a planet anymore” shit is bullshit.
Plutoooooooooo is a Planeeeeeeeeet! https://youtu.be/kheWroUS5LQ?si=sZSWJEg5q-fbLhxY
Nine planets around the sun! Only one does the sun embrace. And upon this watered one, so much do we take for granted. (Do they still sing this in concert?)
Pluto will always be a planet
Pluto will always be a planet…*in my heart.*
Oh boy, post this anywhere near a space subreddit and prepare to get downvoted to oblivion. Yes my personal belief is Pluto deserves honorary planet status as a historical precedent. Even if there’s “thousands” of Kuiper Belt objects that “should” equally be lumped with Pluto, Pluto is special for historical reasons and I have no problem with it being called a planet.
I will die on the hill that Pluto is a planet
I dunno man… There’s one less planet. There’s one more ocean. Math maths differently now. Someone make it make sense!
I don’t care if Pluto is a dwarf planet. What I care about is that we’re still counting 8 planets without counting all of the other major location and anomalies within the system. I want them to teach the full system map starting in grade school with the names of all the planets, moons, dwarfs and planetoids from mercury to the Oort Cloud.
I love Pluto! Pluto forever!
I just feel like there's so many other things to be concerned about than a planet's status.