my brain told me to do this, and 2 out of my 3 braincells agreed to post it. Majority rules!

75 views • 3 upvotes • Made by JollyCS-0190 6 days ago in space_time_boi

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BlossomRaveneski
2 ups, 5d, 2 replies
in 2006, it was relegated to the status of dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU
JollyCS-0190
2 ups, 5d, 2 replies
the reason is because of its low mass, and not its size.

If it was denser, it could've been counted as a planet.

A planet needs to only be a large object, needs to be spherical and have a clear orbit (which is why mass counts)
BlossomRaveneski
1 up, 4d, 1 reply
Interesting. How do they measure mass? Isn't mass a measure of weight?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 4d, 1 reply
Kinda, but mass is just how close the atoms are to each other. When you feel the gravity of the Earth, you're actually feeling the gravity of every atom in space, the ones further away affect you less. When all the atoms are closer together, they weigh more, and have a stronger gravity. Pluto wasn't dense enough to clear its orbit, which means if Pluto was denser, it could've been considered a planet.



Now time to wait until someone comments, "I aint readin allat"
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 4d, 1 reply
I want to learn...what is meant by "clear its orbit?"
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 4d, 1 reply
getting rid of asteroids in its orbit by either flinging them out or crashing into them
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 3d, 1 reply
Ohhh! Ok, can you explain how they fling them out?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 3d, 1 reply
A planet's gravity pulls them in circles, slowly speeding the object up, until it leaves the orbit! The moon also does this, but only 1 inch (2,5 cm) a year!
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 3d, 1 reply
Ok, good. I was considering gravity was the cause. 

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Now, do you mean the moon speeds up an object but only so much that the object moves an inch further out of orbit per year?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 3d, 1 reply
No, the Earth speeds the moon up so it leaves the orbit 1 inch a year.
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 3d
What the?! So the moon gets farther away from Earth every year?
InteractionSystemAUB
0 ups, 5d, 1 reply
🤓
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 5d, 2 replies
your making fun of me being smart when this stream's topic involves being smart?
BlossomRaveneski
1 up, 4d, 2 replies
I think any of us interested in this stream is smart. I don't think an emoji with glasses is offensive.
InteractionSystemAUB
1 up, 4d
real
JollyCS-0190
0 ups, 4d, 1 reply
it's a nerd emoji, you use it when you call someone a nerd.
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 4d, 1 reply
I want someone to call me a nerd! I would wear that badge so freakin proudly!! There are way too many non-nerds, if you get my meaning.
JollyCS-0190
0 ups, 4d, 1 reply
well most people say nerd as a negative thing
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 3d, 1 reply
That's because most people prefer to stay ignorant of all truth. It is easier to be ignorant.  Those people want to keep others down at their level. Please! Always push against the normative. Be brave! Be brainiacs! We need more of us in this world.
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 3d
correct! I have never seen anyone use this word except for when making fun of brits
InteractionSystemAUB
1 up, 5d
no i was messing around, i actually love space
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 3d, 1 reply
Yeah, The moon does get further away every year! It would take 12 years for a foot.

It would take 63,360 years for 1 mile and 63 MILLION years for 1,000 miles. If the Earth somehow survived the sun in a couple billion years, then the moon would get 2 times further away in 15,133,852,800 years or LONGER THAN THE UNIVERSE HAS EXISTED
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 2d, 1 reply
Do planets move farther away from the sun?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
Yes, but even less than the moon.
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 1d, 1 reply
Hmm. That's extremely interesting. So how far would the earth have to move farther from the sun to have an affect on climate?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 20h, 1 reply
well, the goldilocks zone is 120 million km wide, so as long as Earth is in that space, humans can actually live
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 19h, 1 reply
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 19h, 1 reply
sorry, the habitable zone
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 19h, 1 reply
I originally wanted to be a zoologist.
JollyCS-0190
0 ups, 19h, 1 reply
wa
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 19h
There's a lot of terms for people who study space. Good. I'll stick with quantum physics. I wanted to go into zoology but I was told I didn't have enough science on my high school transcript. Science is so fun!
I...AM_SBEVEM
1 up, 2d, 3 replies
My fav planet is Jupiter, but damn I give pluto more respect than Jupiter
BlossomRaveneski
1 up, 1d, 1 reply
Why respect for Pluto? Respect is a strong word.
I...AM_SBEVEM
1 up, 20h, 1 reply
Bcs of how ppl hate him for just existing
BlossomRaveneski
1 up, 19h
Again with the male-ness. It could be feminine now a days. But  I already know you'll site why it was named Jupiter to begin with.
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 2d, 2 replies
my favorite is Kepler 22b, but same.
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 1d, 1 reply
What the? What is Kepler 22b? And is there a Kepler 22a?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 20h
it's just some planet really far away, and there might be a kepler 22a
I...AM_SBEVEM
0 ups, 2d, 1 reply
KEPLER IS A COWARD! HE DRIFTED PLUTO AWAY AND WANNA TAKE HIS PLACE! THOSE ALIENS WERE CAUGHT DOING WEIRD STUFF TO PLUTO
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 2d, 2 replies
My other favorite is Planet X, but everyone thinks it's fake news
I...AM_SBEVEM
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
Planet X?
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
the gas giant the size of saturn 30 times further away than neptune?

it's from solarballs
I...AM_SBEVEM
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
It's a rogue planet
JollyCS-0190
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
but it's still a planet
I...AM_SBEVEM
1 up, 2d, 1 reply
u like a planet that's out of our  solar system 😭
JollyCS-0190
2 ups, 2d, 1 reply
yes, it's unique because of that!
I...AM_SBEVEM
0 ups, 20h
Better than Pluto?
BlossomRaveneski
0 ups, 1d
Per NASA article, Is Planet X Real, "To be clear, Planet X (Planet Nine) has not yet been discovered, and there is debate in the scientific community about whether it exists."

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planet-x
JollyCS-0190
0 ups, 20h, 1 reply
yes, but i still respect pluto more
I...AM_SBEVEM
0 ups, 16h
k

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Pluto is not a planet. Pluto hasn't been a planet since 2006, because it was too small. A large celestial object drifting far from the sun, has not been considered a planet, because it had too little mass to clear its orbit. A distinguishably cold celestial body refered to as, "pluto" reolving around a heated sphere composed of mostly hydrogen was stripped of its title of being a planet. The reasoning behind this is because of the object's littered orbit, caused by its low mass.