Comments on: Earth too close to the Sun?

By: Education Guidebook

Education Guidebook — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:18:31 +0000

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By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:43:20 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I will try to include more visual content in future posts.

By: Lanell Stringfield

Lanell Stringfield — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:22:32 +0000

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By: matt nathanson fan

matt nathanson fan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:26:04 +0000

Hey, thanks for this!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:08:18 +0000

Clark Planetarium has no further information on the sighting.

By: Jeremy Heiner

Jeremy Heiner — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:42:43 +0000

Thank you for this fascinating post. I especially enjoyed learning about Kepler and the first law of orbital dynamics.

By: Laurel Kornfeld

Laurel Kornfeld — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:46:09 +0000

The IAU’s controversial planet definition is not likely to last and is already rejected by many astronomers. Only four percent of the IAU voted on the controversial demotion, and most are not planetary scientists. Their decision was immediately opposed in a formal petition by hundreds of professional astronomers led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto. One reason the IAU definition makes no sense is it says dwarf planets are not planets at all! That is like saying a grizzly bear is not a bear, and it is inconsistent with the use of the term “dwarf” in astronomy, where dwarf stars are still stars, and dwarf galaxies are still galaxies. Also, the IAU definition classifies objects solely by where they are while ignoring what they are. If Earth were in Pluto’s orbit, according to the IAU definition, it would not be a planet either. A definition that takes the same object and makes it a planet in one location and not a planet in another is essentially useless. Pluto is a planet because it is spherical, meaning it is large enough to be pulled into a round shape by its own gravity–a state known as hydrostatic equilibrium and characteristic of planets, not of shapeless asteroids held together by chemical bonds. These reasons are why many astronomers, lay people, and educators are either ignoring the demotion entirely or working to get it overturned.

By: Jason Christensen

Jason Christensen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:59:11 +0000

On saturday January 2, 2010 at 10:37 P.M. I saw what appeared to be a meteor (or could have been space junk) come across the northern utah sky while driving up I-15 just north of Centerville. I was unable to find anything on the web do you or have you heard anything about that night?