So, according to Ken at work, Pluto is no longer a planet (officially speaking). Well, I say good for Pluto. Perhaps being a planet was holding him back. Now he's free to pursue other endeavors. I wonder how he took it? Perhaps at his final planetary gathering, you know when all the planets get together, he stood up, held up his middle finger on each hand, and said to the other eight "F all ya alls."

Well, as a homage to the once ninth planet, here are some Pluto facts:

Has one moon, Charon, which is half the size of Pluto
For 20 years of every orbit, Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune
Pluto became the farthest planet once again in 1999
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
The only planet never visited by a space probe
Named after Hades, the Greek god of the underworld.
Facts from here

According to an article in the BBC news there are several objects on the edge of our solar system LARGER than Pluto, and scientists are saying then that Pluto should not be considered a planet. But I'll leave you this quote from Michael Brown, astronomer who discovered one of these larger objects: "From now on, everyone should ignore the distracting debates of the scientists. Planets in our solar system should be defined not by some attempt at forcing a scientific definition on a thousands-of-years-old cultural term, but by simply embracing culture. Pluto is a planet because culture says it is."

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