“Is
demoted planet Pluto making a comeback?”
By:
Amanda Barnett
Source:
CNN
Remember the good old
days when we had nine planets instead of eight? Well now we have nine again
because Pluto’s back! Apparently Pluto was not considered as a planet anymore
because it was too small to get rid of space rocks in order to make a clear
path around the Sun. What kind of reason is that? A planet is defined as
something that is round and can orbit the Sun. Pluto obviously is both round
and can orbit the Sun, but just because it could not knock out some rocks from
its path it was not considered as planet anymore. On September 18, the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics had a debate on: What is a planet?
After discussing for a while they allowed the audience to vote and they voted
that Pluto is a planet. Now a spacecraft called New Horizons is going to be
sent to Pluto in July! If the spacecraft does make it past the difficult seven
week journey, “dodging asteroids as it zips toward Pluto,” (Stern, 1) then we
will finally able to see up close pictures of Pluto.
The people should read this news article because it is an
amazing revolution in planetary science. All we have done is mocked Pluto for
not being a planet and for being isolated, but now everything has changed. This
is quite a shocking discovery and I am sure most people would love to read
about it. Pluto is finally going to be back in or lives.
I cannot believe Pluto is considered a planet again. In my opinion, there is a more detailed explanation of a planet besides being round and orbiting the sun. I hope that the astronauts are able to reach Pluto in order to take pictures, but they will need to survive a -387 degree Fahrenheit. However, the acceptance of Pluto means that the acronym “My Very Excellent Mother Just Made Us Nine Pizzas” will return.
ReplyDeleteWow, I am overly ecstatic that Pluto is considered a planet again. My favorite planet has always been Pluto for some odd reason. You did a great job at providing the reader with background information on why Pluto was not considered a planet in the past. Your choice of topic was intriguing and different. Great job, Vana!
ReplyDeleteVana, I must commend you on your topic. While reading it, I felt as though this was what I had been waiting for my entire life. I greatly enjoyed the lightness and humor with which you approached this blog post, lessening the arcane nature of the scientific world while still managing to incorporate necessary facts and information. Fabulous job. I am EXTREMELY excited.
ReplyDeleteYay! Pluto's back! I did not know about this news and I am actually incredibly glad that I learned something new by reading your post. Your post by the way is written greatly. It is not boring at all, has a new subject that grabs the attention of viewers, and is developed very well. I can tell that you put time and effort writing it, so good job, Vana. Also, great way of implying the citations we learned at school in this news post.
ReplyDeleteEven if readers were not interested in the return of Pluto they would become ecstatic after reading your blog. It is actually exciting to hear that tiny and purple Pluto is once again considered a planet. It was fantastic that you have given some background information to the readers, this made it easier to understand the reasoning behind Pluto's unstable title as a planet.
ReplyDeleteVana, I agree with Mariam that you certainly approached this news with immense enthusiasm that served to be contagious. Your humorous and light hearted tone added to the fluidity of your writing. This is truly a piece of news to celebrate; it should not be overlooked as we seldom do with scientific discoveries in modern times.
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