If Jupiter is not a planet, what do we call it?
Think of the interplanetary wars we could have with 110 planets in our solar system!!
If Jupiter is not a planet, what do we call it?
Think of the interplanetary wars we could have with 110 planets in our solar system!!
That new definition would just lead to popular confusion, I think.
Popular confusion needs no help.
Pluto is still pissed off about its downgrade.
Does this now make it a Senior Planet like it used to be?
It’s those people that for stupid sentimental reasons want Pluto to be called a planet again, like they learned in grade school. Even though they’ve never seen or ever will see the tiny ball of ice they hold so dear, they betray the very soul of science over it by saying their feelings are more important than empirical data.
Why, yes. Earth has a gob of moons when the definition of “moon” is appropriately adjusted.
Now, how are we supposed to memorize all those names?
So all the asteroids are planets now?
“Our solar system could contain over 100 planets if a new classification system is approved. “
Sorry. Approval or disapproval of a classification system does not make planets appear or disappear.
They are or aren’t planets, irrespective of the classification system.
Same liberal agenda — redefine EVERYTHING. Make everything lose its meaning. A planet could be a meteor if it wants to be meteor. Who are you to say it is not a meteor?
Every asteroid gets a trophy.
If a body orbits a planet, it’s a moon. I don’t care how big it is.
On the other hand, I never did agree with denoting Pluto to a dwarf planet. It orbits the sun, and has enough mass to have pulled itself into a sphere. Other bodies that meet that description should also be designated as planets.
I think if an asteroid self identifies as a planet, then it’s a planet.
nevertheless, it is exactly the same solar system
Moon, the planet....
Call a dog’s tail a leg...
My how unstable settled science is.
We cant determine how many planets are in the solar system by a factor of 10, but we know for certain that the planet will be a half a degree warmer each year for the next hundred years. (Not counting the last ten years)
Perhaps we should invent some method to measure the mean temperature of the entire planet some day. Something no one has ever been able to do.
If Uranus self identifies as an asteroid who are we to argue. Just more liberal BS.
Maybe Rosie O’Donnell will be a planet under the new system. ;-)
The definition they came up with wasn’t all that bad.
A) orbits the sun. Ok, so far so good.
B) it’s round, also ok.
C) cleared its orbit, total bs, no planets orbit is totally clear.
Get rid of C, we’ll probably end up with somewhere between 12 and 20 planets but at least it’s a definition that makes sense.