February 22, 2017
Moon, Pluto may be reclassified as planets
Dana Mathewson
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NASA may classify the moon, Pluto, and about 100 other worlds in the solar system as planets
Business Insider
NASA scientists have published a manifesto that proposes a new definition of a planet, and if it holds, it will instantly add more than 100 new planets to our Solar System, including Pluto and our very own moon. The key change the team is hoping to get approved is that cosmic bodies in our Solar System no longer need to be orbiting the Sun to be considered planets - they say we should be looking at their intrinsic physical properties, not their interactions with stars. "In keeping with both
https://apple.news/A09uzaRAHSFiVF372yjkj4A
NASA may classify the moon, Pluto, and about 100 other worlds in the solar system as planets
Business Insider
NASA scientists have published a manifesto that proposes a new definition of a planet, and if it holds, it will instantly add more than 100 new planets to our Solar System, including Pluto and our very own moon. The key change the team is hoping to get approved is that cosmic bodies in our Solar System no longer need to be orbiting the Sun to be considered planets - they say we should be looking at their intrinsic physical properties, not their interactions with stars. "In keeping with both
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