GiraffeWithATophat
GiraffeWithATophat t1_j5702dw wrote
Reply to Will Pluto ever be a planet? by twurbster
If we ever change our technical definition of a "planet" then it could be recognized as one again.
Regarding your second edit, you can kind of think of it that way. The moon orbits the earth like pluto orbits the sun. However for it to be called a "moon" the object needs to be orbiting something other than a star.
GiraffeWithATophat t1_j56zfky wrote
Reply to comment by twurbster in Will Pluto ever be a planet? by twurbster
No, the other object in question is Neptune, which is much larger than pluto. Neptune would eat pluto right up.
GiraffeWithATophat t1_it4s2d3 wrote
Reply to comment by _hester_ in China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon by OkOrdinary5299
Thank you! I was stuck on that too. I feel kind of dumb now.
GiraffeWithATophat t1_j7h1gkz wrote
Reply to As the Sun is moving, is it leaving behind a wave of fire in its path? by misc0007
Kinda sorta. Charged particles being emitted from the sun creates the heliosphere.