Pluto is not a planet anymore.
Get over it.
It’s still orbitting the sun; it is a “dwarf planet”, and it is not going to go away any time soon. So unless you happen to be an astronomer whose doctorate depends upon a study of Pluto’s planetary characteristics—does it really matter? Honestly, we spend way too much time talking about semantics—it’s maddening! Did everyone turn into lawyers overnight?
So if you’re upset over all this nonsense about demoting Pluto, don’t be; it hasn’t really been demoted. It’s a “dwarf planet”, and thus is still important. It’s just been recategorised.
We now have 8 major planets and a heretofore yet undetermined number of dwarf planets. Don’t like it? Tough. The Earth is still going to orbit the Sun (shocking, yes, I know) and your bills are still going to arrive, you’ll still have to pay them too.
Deal with it.
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It really doesn’t matter … I mean, they’re only “planets” because that’s what everyone’s always told you they are. Just like the background on Tachyon-fellow’s blog (inner) is only “white” because that’s what society’s always told you it was. 
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If I were to be a 3rd teacher in say 10 years I’d probably still tell my kids that pluto was a planet.
Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 10:55 AM