astronmy

astronmy

I believe that majority of people, minus scientists and astronomers, take for granite how amazing our skies are and everything that lies beyond that. Speaking for myself, I am also included with the majority of people. Thanks to scientists and astronomers, we know and have seen images of what is a small   part of the universe.   If everyday people like myself could just take time out in there everyday lives to simply stargaze, they would realize what beauty the skies have to offer.
It is essential for people to know that the Earth is only a portion of the solar system, which is part of a bigger galaxy, which is a small part of an even bigger universe.
The eight planets, along with Earth orbit around the sun, in addition with its corresponding moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other celestial objects. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has classified these objects found in the solar system into three categories – planets, dwarf planets, and small solar system bodies (Astronomy).
A planet is one that orbits the sun which has enough mass to shape itself spherically and has emptied its vicinity of smaller celestial bodies (Astronomy).   As we know it, eight objects in the solar system meet these criteria ; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was formally the ninth planet, but recently, it has been changed into a dwarf planet.   The majority of this article speaks about Pluto being reclassified because it was found that it couldn't meet the second comparison to be considered a planet. Objects that orbit the sun with enough mass to shape themselves rounded are dwarf planets. That which meets this benchmark without necessarily meeting the second one for planets, is categorized as such.
If you didn’t think people cared about a tiny, distant object like Pluto, then why would they trouble to protest and feel bad about the declassification? That is a question I asked myself after reading this article. With this...