The Pluto Files: The Rise And Fall Of America's Favorite Planet?

Many issues have arisen from the debate whether or not Pluto is a planet. Some astronomers say that Pluto should be classified as a “minor planet” due to its size, physical characteristics, and other factors. On the other hand, some astronomers defend Pluto’s planet status, citing several key features.

A young boy wanders through the Hayden Planetarium, gazing at every planet model and space device he can spot. Little did the nine-year old know his future had been decided right then and there. He had no idea he would grow into one of the biggest contemporary scientists of our day. This young boy was Neil deGrasse Tyson. He later said, about this event, “So strong was that imprint that I 'm certain that I had no choice in the matter, that in fact, the universe called me."

In August 2006 pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and it is still considered to not be a planet. Do you think it should be considered a planet? Pluto should not be considered a planet in my opinion.

Through Tyson’s use of ethical appeals, he is able to effectively build his credibility as a trusted figure. A knowledgeable and experienced author increases the level of trust that the readers give them as a credible source of information. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. This information tells the audience that the author has experience and knowledge in the scientific field. The audience is more likely to believe and agree with his argument because of his experience in the scientific field. In order to make his argument more agreeable to the audience, Tyson alludes to Edwin P. Hubble;

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s dwarf book is much like Pluto: It’s got plenty of interesting facts however it is mostly appreciated for the illustrations. Dr. Tyson’s new book, the publication is a space nonfiction of Pluto’s fall from planethood. Dr. Tyson wrote this book to explore the reasons why Pluto was demoted from the status of being a planet and all of the history behind the discovery. Also, due to his vast interest in Astronomy, Dr.Tyson was influenced to write The Pluto Files.

Pluto is very popular in the world and there is a lot of conversation on whether or not it should be considered a planet. Its size and unusual orbit are two factors that make it part of the dwarf family.

Should there be eight or nine planets in the solar system? Some. people agree that Pluto should become a planet, but researchers and scientists know better. An example of this is that Pluto only two of the three rules to be classified as a planet. Scientists including International Astronomical Union’s president and astronomer Mike Brown have gladly accepted this idea and even have evidence to support it. Third, people already have a hard time learning all the planets in our solar system, we would have to make all the celestial bodies in the Kuiper belt planets. It is right that Pluto is not considered a planet, and it never should be one either.

If you are interested in planets, then Pluto’s history, similarities the sun, and fun facts are for you!

Reporters with interest in Pluto have published many articles related to the matter of whether Pluto should be considered a planet. Many are opposing the opinion that Pluto should not be considered a planet as the third condition is very vague. For instance, the Earth’s neighbourhood could be considered as not cleared out as the moon is following it around; Jupiter is continuously having contact with asteroids named Trojans, and Neptune’s orbit crosses over with Pluto’s orbit. The Guardian stated in one of it’s articles that Pluto should not have a ban from being a planet due to its small size. IAU, however, has not made any regards on this criticism. These opposing views about Pluto may be correct in a way; however, factually speaking, Pluto is still not considered as a planet as IAU has not made any changes towards its definition of the word,

Pluto should be given the title “planet” for a number of reasons. Pluto was classified as a planet in 1930 until the International Astronomical Union altered the definition of a "planet" and stripped Pluto of the title. Some Astronomers say the International Astronomical Union’s planet definition is fundamentally amiss. The new definition requires that a planet has to gravitationally clear its orbit. What about the Trojan asteroids at Jupiter? What about space dust? That rule could dwindle the number of planets to zero. David Aguilar of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics asserts, “If we can adjust the definition of planet, just slightly, then Pluto can be included in our solar system.” Most astronomers say Pluto is too small,

“Pluto” was the supposed ninth planet of our solar system, unfortunately discovered by Clide Tombaugh. The name of the newly found celestial object was chosen by a small girl from, the best nation in the world, Britain. The apparent demon worshiper chose the name Pluto, after the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto held the status of a planet until 2006 when the IAU declared it a dwarf planet. Despite the IAUs categorization of Pluto as a dwarf planet, devoted fans of “Disney”, conspiracy theorists, and malevolent Pluto-huggers alike reject the prospect.

In elementary school, I only learned about eight planets with the famous saying of, ‘My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos.’ So, I was never taught to think Pluto was a planet. I saw that it wasn’t planet on the internet and just went to with the concept. However, I wonder now, why can’t Pluto be a planet? Caltech planetary scientist Mike Brown can explain why Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

When looking at whether Pluto should be a planet a consideration must be made of if it meets certain qualifications. We saw in the qualifications in the latest chapter, and the biggest one that takes Pluto out of the planet discussion. The qualification that it must be able to clear its own orbit. Which Pluto does not do that at the moment, and that is why it should not be considered a planet. That is the reason it is called a dwarf planet, even though it orbits the sun. Furthermore, when Pluto is close to the sun it is still billions of miles away. (Dunbar). When you look at a lot of the figures that are considered planets they have a lot of the features that Pluto does not have. Mainly in sharing the Kuiper belt with

Once upon a time on the now dwarf planet pluto; the milky way galaxy which was home to three heros. The hero's names were green fluff the oldest of them all at 50 years old, Green Fluff was the most unspoken one and the one that had made the move at the very end and saves everything. Green Fluff had randomly saved a cat that was on the roof for 3 hours and couldn’t get down he had always had something weird in his fluff that covers his whole body to use to be useful like the small pillow that he had pulled out of his fluff so that the cat could fall safely of the 4 story roof.

I believe Pluto should still be viewed as a planet I grew up learning about the solar system and it’s nine planets. It made a significant impact when our teacher taught us an mnemonic to help us remember the order of the nine planets.Then a couple of years passed then the educators told us pluto is not a planet any more it had the entire class confused. Now after reading this article by Robert Roy Britt and learning only 424 astronomers was permitted to vote out of the numerous expert astronomers we have around the world. I feel that the change is even more bogus now then it was when the change was made in