Astronomy

A Part of Our Universe Died on this Day in 2006 – Pluto Isn’t a Planet [POLL]
A Part of Our Universe Died on this Day in 2006 – Pluto Isn’t a Planet [POLL]
A Part of Our Universe Died on this Day in 2006 – Pluto Isn’t a Planet [POLL]
It was back on this day in 2006 that everything we had been taught about the planets was wrong.  It was back on this day that, My Very Educated Mother Just Served us Nine Pizzas would not longer help us to remember the order of the planets.  It was back on this day that anyone born after 2001 would not know that Pluto was once a planet because scientists said it wasn't.
Venus Travels In Front of the Sun Today and You Will Be Able To See It
Venus Travels In Front of the Sun Today and You Will Be Able To See It
Venus Travels In Front of the Sun Today and You Will Be Able To See It
Every so often something in space happens that sends excitement throughout Earth.  Back in the 80's it was Haley's Comet (which is something you can only see every 75 years).  Every time we have a lunar or solar eclipse people get excited.  However, something is happening today that is a once in a lifetime event.