8 planets now

Time to change those space brochures, the science textbooks, even the solar system exhibit at the Space Center museum.

Pluto is no longer a planet!

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has stripped Pluto of its planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930.

Membership will be limited to the eight "classical" planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

I guess the only other people who are still upset are the ones that believe Earth is the center of the universe, not the sun.

Decision was made at a conference of 2,500 astronomers from 75 countries in the Czech Republic.

CNN.com - Pluto gets the boot