Archive for the ‘space’ Tag

In my heart there will always be 9 planets

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

SPACE.com — Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition
Capping years of intense debate, astronomers resolved today to demote Pluto in a wholesale redefinition of planethood that is being billed as a victory of scientific reasoning over historic and cultural influences. But already the decision is being hotly debated.

Officially, Pluto is no longer a planet.

Images from Titan

Friday, January 14th, 2005
Picture from Hugen Probe

From space.com

DARMSTADT, Germany — The first pictures revealing the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan, were shown from Europe’s Huygens probe showing what look like drainage channels on the surface of what until today has been a planet totally hidden from view.