Save Pluto!

A group of astronomers in Prague want to downgrade the little brother of our solar system from a planet to a "pluton". He even has his own moon, Charon, which you can't say for the sun-hog, Mercury! Granted, the little dark guy will be in his own category, but I feel sorry for him.

Imagine, being the last in orbit of a beautiful and diversified system. Your sun is only the size of a large star. Your days, as well as your nights are cold and your surface is rock and ice. Now you are downgraded and sent further out into the universal depths.

Pluto was always one of my favorite planets. A farthest reach for an elementary school child hell bent on heading out into space by age 22. This dark little giant will always be a planet in my mind and you will have a hard time convincing me otherwise.

Pluto Downgraded to Pluton?