Talk about lofty goals! This site aims for nothing short of "...document[ing] all species of life on earth":
Me? My goals right now are down around "wash some underwear so at least something I'm wearing is clean".
(* The title is one of my favorite quotes from the movie Juno, which I just saw last week. Awesome movie.)
Well, after decades of debate, it seems that Pluto has been demoted and stripped of its planetary status. Pluto has always been rather puny and small, and didn't really quite fit the definition of planet. Plus, scientists have found several more objects that match Pluto's makeup. There was talk of adding three more of these little "dwarf planets" to our solar system, but the astronomers del mundo have decided to redefine what makes a planet a planet.
In happier news, Uranus is still a gassy giant.
