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Science Articles : Is Pluto Not a Planet?


According to the recent news, Pluto is not a part of solar system. How is that? Does Pluto disappear? This one of our science articles will give you answer.

Pluto does not dissapear, it is still on its orbit. But according to astronomists, Pluto isnt a planet. This beause Pluto is too small to be called as a planet and it is unable to clear up the sky objects around it. There are big sky objects around Pluto that as big as Pluto itself. For example is Charon that is half of Pluto size. While the other planets dont have other big sky objects that have the same big size as themself.

Pluto now is known as one of ten thounsands objects in Kupier Belt (an area within Neptunus orbit and object’s orbit with radius of 55 times Earth – Sun space). Pluto is also now known as small planet. There are 44 small planets have been found including Eris and Xena (found at 2005) or Ceres asteroid that orbits within Mars and Jupiter.

The astronomist still in research about these small planets. According to them, the small planets are so many in number.










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