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16-08-2006, 03:33 PM
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Scientists have now confirmed Pluto is to remain a Planet, but the remaining changes have caused a real stir.
Have a look at: http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...efinition.html
For the full story. |
16-08-2006, 03:37 PM
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Not a Mickey Mouse story then!
Seriously, very interesting glsammy. Thanks for the link. My other half will like to read it too. WW
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16-08-2006, 04:02 PM
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Not quite yet, votes are on 24th.. |
17-08-2006, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy | Yes. Am very pleased I had an e-mail from BBC science and nature.
The planet Pluto is two-thirds the size of the Earth's Moon. I glad we are keeping it as aplanet
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17-08-2006, 09:29 PM
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Well I'd vote for planet Xena any day. |
27-08-2006, 09:41 PM
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I spoke way too soon! Pluto has now been downgraded to a Dwarf Planet... Along with no doubt hundreds of other small icy worlds out there. |
28-08-2006, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by glsammy I spoke way too soon! Pluto has now been downgraded to a Dwarf Planet... Along with no doubt hundreds of other small icy worlds out there. | Pluto thanks you for you support GLSammy but asks in the next election will you back another planet 
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28-08-2006, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by digi Pluto thanks you for you support GLSammy but asks in the next election will you back another planet | Typical kiss of death support from me again!  |
29-08-2006, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by glsammy I spoke way too soon! Pluto has now been downgraded to a Dwarf Planet... Along with no doubt hundreds of other small icy worlds out there. | That's a shame. I believe it has a moon called Charon doesn't it? I have a small video of the moon Charon rotating.
It's quite big in comparison with the planet
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30-08-2006, 11:25 PM
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What a shame for Pluto. I reckon that we hold a national petition to get Pluto back where it belongs as this IS a national crisis!!! No, mad though or what! Books at the ready and get that tippex out kids............!
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31-08-2006, 12:28 AM
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Now we need to sort out these frozen "gas" planets like Jupiter and saturn, lets be rid of 'em they are just big footballs, how you can you call a bag of wind a planet? |
01-09-2006, 11:40 AM
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At the end of the day does it matter whether we call Pluto a planet or not, is Pluto going to be offended? |
01-09-2006, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by speckled wood Now we need to sort out these frozen "gas" planets like Jupiter and saturn, lets be rid of 'em they are just big footballs, how you can you call a bag of wind a planet? | I agree and have always thought this. |
02-09-2006, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by speckled wood Now we need to sort out these frozen "gas" planets like Jupiter and saturn, lets be rid of 'em they are just big footballs, how you can you call a bag of wind a planet? | They're not even footballs! Try kicking one, your foot would just go right through it  .
Seriously though, I agree.
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02-09-2006, 11:06 AM
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Jupiter is probably a small sun waiting to happen
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23-12-2006, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Beryl  Jupiter is probably a small sun waiting to happen | The lowest possible mass for a star is about 75 Jupiter masses - less mass than that and it doesn't have enoght gravity to compress it's core to the point where it starts fusing hydrogen into helium.
There is an in-between state, called a 'Brown dwarf' between about 15 and 75 Jupiter masses.
These do generate heat by compression, but don't have the neccesary mass to become a bona-fide star. | |
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