If you leave votes for things up to the internet, there are normally only two outcomes. Either you end up with a cat, or something from Star Wars or Star Trek. The later is true when it comes to space. Yes, the internet has decreed that Pluto's new moon be called "Vulcan". Read More >>
Featured comment by maximus12:
"This was just a theory to explain why the scientist of the time could not accurately calculate when Mercury would pass over the disc of the sun. They ..." More »
A team of astronomers have photographed a new moon in our solar system using the Hubble Space Telescope. The new celestial object is orbiting Pluto. Mark Showalter — from the SETI Institute (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) in Mountain View, California — is intrigued that this planet "can have such a complex collection of satellites." Read More >>
Discovered in 1930, poor old Pluto got a pretty rough ride in the last decade or so. Once it was a fully fledged planet; now it's just puny "minor planet" in the newly designated Kuipier Belt -- astronomers just couldn't leave it alone. But I guess all this really depends on your definition of what a planet really is -- watch and learn. Read More >>
Featured comment by L1ma:
""Is Pluto a planet or not"
Planet is Greek for wandering star, so yes it is as all planetary bodies within the solar system are according to this t..." More »
Oh Pluto, not only are you no longer a planet, but were put into second place among your peers by something that's only the same size as you -- maybe even smaller. Read More >>
One ticket to Pluto, please! Seems there's an ocean there just waiting to be discovered, surfed or lounged about. Don't worry about my well-being though—I'll be packing a sweater. Read More >>
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