How many planets are there in the solar system? - Page 2

WSUCougar · 08-24-2006, 09:59 AM

...and J-Lo's butt starring as Pluto.

rkmsuf · 08-24-2006, 10:00 AM

"What did you say"

"I said Pluto is not a planet."

"You just bought yourself another Saturday."

WSUCougar · 08-24-2006, 10:01 AM

Can you describe the ruckus?

BrianD · 08-24-2006, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

"What did you say"

"I said Pluto is not a planet."

"You just bought yourself another Saturday."

"How many is that?"

kcchief19 · 08-24-2006, 10:18 AM

I'll sleep better now. This is the right decision. One astronomer summed up my thoughts this morning in an interview when he said they tried to tailor a definition that would include Pluto without letting any other celestial bodies, but there was just no way to rationalize making Pluto a planet without declaring other objects planets as well -- and that number 12 being bantered about would probably have been 13 by the end of the year and could very easily end up in the hundreds or thousands once we better explore the Kuiper belt.

I'm not crazy about the concept of a dwarf planet, but compared to the alternative ...

WSUCougar · 08-24-2006, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

I'm not crazy about the concept of a dwarf planet, but compared to the alternative ...

Shouldn't that be a "little person" planet?

Kodos · 08-24-2006, 10:37 AM

Let me reassert that Rigel IV is indeed a planet. And I shall kick the ass of anyone who says that it is not so.

Vegas Vic · 08-24-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Shouldn't that be a "little person" planet?

"Mass challenged planet" would be the politically correct term.

Vegas Vic · 08-24-2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Let me reassert that Rigel IV is indeed a planet. And I shall kick the ass of anyone who says that it is not so.

I think you're right.

MalcPow · 08-24-2006, 10:53 AM

I'm waiting for Pluto's tell-all book before I rush to judgment. Word on an underground astronomer's board I frequent is that two and possibly three other "planets" are using mass-enhancing radionuclides to bolster marginal measurements.

And check out Jupiter, you telling me that's from hot dogs and beer? Flaxseed my ass!

st.cronin · 08-24-2006, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

...and J-Lo's butt starring as Pluto.

Who will be portraying Uranus?

cuervo72 · 08-24-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

This should be submitted as a case for Pluto. A song from one of my favorite now-broken up bands, the 2 Skinnee J's.

Maybe they can reunite for a Pluto benefit tour.

Mustang · 08-24-2006, 11:16 AM

Pluto is the new Moops in trivial pursuit.

"How many planets in the solar system?"

"8"

"I'm sorry the card says 9"

rkmsuf · 08-24-2006, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Pluto is the new Moops in trivial pursuit.

"How many planets in the solar system?"

"8"

"I'm sorry the card says 9"

LOL

kcchief19 · 08-24-2006, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

Who will be portraying Uranus?

Screw Uranus.

King of New York · 08-24-2006, 12:39 PM

Can anyone else hear Pluto screaming right now?

"NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

Vegas Vic · 08-24-2006, 12:42 PM

I'm sure this does wonders for NASA's morale. As of today, instead of going to the 9th planet, we're spending $650 million on the New Horizons probe as it speeds toward one of the thousands of big rocks in the Kuiper Belt.

rkmsuf · 08-24-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

I'm sure this does wonders for NASA's morale. As of today, instead of going to the 9th planet, we're spending $650 million on the New Horizons probe as it speeds toward one of the thousands of big rocks in the Kuiper Belt.

Where the Plutonians are sure to blast it right out of the sky when it's in range.

rkmsuf · 08-24-2006, 12:52 PM

I wonder if we'll see a major jump in the price of plutonium now.

Ksyrup · 08-24-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

Screw Uranus.

The bright side of this news is that Uranus jokes remain unaffected by today's decision.

Mustang · 08-24-2006, 01:47 PM

"That's No Planet.. That's a Rock"

st.cronin · 08-24-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

The bright side of this news is that Uranus jokes remain unaffected by today's decision.

I heard something about astronomers wanting to change the name of Uranus, to stop the jokes. Supposedly they were going to change it to Urectum.

sorry

MikeVic · 08-24-2006, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

I heard something about astronomers wanting to change the name of Uranus, to stop the jokes. Supposedly they were going to change it to Urectum.

sorry

Futurama!

cthomer5000 · 08-24-2006, 02:08 PM

Futurama, baby.

st.cronin · 08-24-2006, 02:13 PM

you gots it

sabotai · 08-24-2006, 02:19 PM

I think the bigger question is how is this going to effect the science of Astrology?

QuikSand · 08-24-2006, 02:22 PM

Funny you should mention that...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5697880

WSUCougar · 08-24-2006, 02:27 PM

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

rkmsuf · 08-24-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

Horshack?

Ksyrup · 08-24-2006, 02:38 PM

Who says we have to accept this determination?

WSUCougar · 08-24-2006, 02:39 PM

I think we should dispatch Andy Dick to Pluto on a mission of reconciliation.

st.cronin · 08-24-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

Rigel IV?

Bad-example · 08-24-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

Omicron Persei Eight

MikeVic · 08-24-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

Nintendoo 64?

sabotai · 08-24-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

2003 VB12 ?

cuervo72 · 08-24-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

If somebody traveled back in time, and told Walt Disney that Pluto would no longer be a planet in 2006, what do you think the cartoon dog's name would be?

Elm Farm Ollie.

Bee · 08-24-2006, 04:11 PM

I think we should go ahead and grandfather Pluto in as a planet.

sterlingice · 08-24-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

Omicron Persei Eight

Lrrr approves!

SI

Warhammer · 08-24-2006, 09:28 PM

Sometimes size does matter.

Young Drachma · 08-24-2006, 10:04 PM

Astronauts have known forever that Pluto wasn't really a planet and the argument that we ought to keep it one to prevent having to redo schoolbooks seems absurd.

cartman · 10-06-2014, 02:47 PM

Pluto is back, baby.

Yes? No? Harvard astronomers kick up storm by claiming Pluto is indeed a planet : SCIENCE : Tech Times

Kodos · 10-06-2014, 02:48 PM

Pluto: The Cleveland Browns of the solar system.

Blackadar · 10-06-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Pluto is back, baby.

Yes? No? Harvard astronomers kick up storm by claiming Pluto is indeed a planet : SCIENCE : Tech Times

Nah. Pluto is too small. If it's a planet, then first Eris has to be a planet and MakeMake, Sedna and others aren't too far behind.

Chief Rum · 10-07-2014, 01:55 AM

JPhillips · 10-07-2014, 06:35 AM

Don't call it a comeback
I been here for years

cartman · 01-07-2015, 02:17 PM

This article goes way past our solar system, and based off to the Kepler findings, tries to extrapolate how many habitable planets there might be in our Milky Way galaxy.

How many habitable planets are in our galaxy? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-07-2015, 12:26 PM

So cool!

Luminary DailyNASA Spacecraft ‘Wakes Up’ Near Pluto, 2.9 Billion Miles From Earth - Luminary Daily

cartman · 07-14-2015, 02:19 PM

Chief Rum · 07-14-2015, 02:33 PM

Pluto memes are awesome.

Edward64 · 10-14-2017, 10:30 PM

Poor Pluto ... but would be an exciting find.

NASA Suspects a Ninth Planet Could be in Our Solar System's Outer Edges

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Starting last year, it's been suggested by some astronomers that a large, undiscovered planet could be orbiting at the far end of our solar system, subtly throwing off other planets' orbits without otherwise being detected.

And before we get into a completely different conversation: no, this is not Pluto, which is no longer a planet. This hypothetical ninth planet is thought to be much, much bigger than any dwarf planet, and would be several times the size of Earth based on the calculations which point to its existence.

Earlier this month, NASA finally lent some credibility to this idea in a press release explaining how explaining how a ninth planet is currently the best explanation for several odd phenomena in the solar system. These phenomena range from odd behavior among far out objects, to several planets' orbital planes being non-level with the sun's equator (suggesting an object further out in space might be pulling at them).

08-24-2006, 10:00 AM	#52
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	"What did you say" "I said Pluto is not a planet." "You just bought yourself another Saturday." __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

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08-24-2006, 11:16 AM	#63
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Pluto is the new Moops in trivial pursuit. "How many planets in the solar system?" "8" "I'm sorry the card says 9" __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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08-24-2006, 12:52 PM	#69
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I wonder if we'll see a major jump in the price of plutonium now. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

08-24-2006, 10:18 AM	#55
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	I'll sleep better now. This is the right decision. One astronomer summed up my thoughts this morning in an interview when he said they tried to tailor a definition that would include Pluto without letting any other celestial bodies, but there was just no way to rationalize making Pluto a planet without declaring other objects planets as well -- and that number 12 being bantered about would probably have been 13 by the end of the year and could very easily end up in the hundreds or thousands once we better explore the Kuiper belt. I'm not crazy about the concept of a dwarf planet, but compared to the alternative ...

08-24-2006, 10:37 AM	#57
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Let me reassert that Rigel IV is indeed a planet. And I shall kick the ass of anyone who says that it is not so.

08-24-2006, 10:53 AM	#60
MalcPow College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Diego	I'm waiting for Pluto's tell-all book before I rush to judgment. Word on an underground astronomer's board I frequent is that two and possibly three other "planets" are using mass-enhancing radionuclides to bolster marginal measurements. And check out Jupiter, you telling me that's from hot dogs and beer? Flaxseed my ass!

08-24-2006, 12:42 PM	#67
Vegas Vic Checkraising Tourists Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL	I'm sure this does wonders for NASA's morale. As of today, instead of going to the 9th planet, we're spending $650 million on the New Horizons probe as it speeds toward one of the thousands of big rocks in the Kuiper Belt.

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Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	"That's No Planet.. That's a Rock" __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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08-24-2006, 02:19 PM	#76
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I think the bigger question is how is this going to effect the science of Astrology?

08-24-2006, 02:22 PM	#77
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Funny you should mention that... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5697880

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WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	I think we should dispatch Andy Dick to Pluto on a mission of reconciliation. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

08-24-2006, 04:11 PM	#87
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Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Pluto: The Cleveland Browns of the solar system.

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cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	This article goes way past our solar system, and based off to the Kepler findings, tries to extrapolate how many habitable planets there might be in our Milky Way galaxy. How many habitable planets are in our galaxy? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	So cool! Luminary DailyNASA Spacecraft ‘Wakes Up’ Near Pluto, 2.9 Billion Miles From Earth - Luminary Daily

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Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Pluto memes are awesome. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

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