Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A NEW Planet? PLANET X

We all know some variation of the fun mnemonic device to remember the order of the planets.  When I was growing up, Pluto was a planet, so I learned the following:

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas

Which stood for: 

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Then, our solar system was rocked when we learned Pluto was NOT a planet, after all.  We had to re-write the mnemonic device as: 

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos

Which stood for: 

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

You know how much I LOVE pizza, so I still miss the first one.
But things change and so must we.
Well, it looks like we might be in for another BIG CHANGE!
According to the article below, scientists believe they have found another planet in our solar system! Interestingly enough, this discovery comes from the same scientists who ultimately decided that PLUTO cannot be considered a planet. Learn all about it HERE!
Let's hope PLANET X gets to stay!
Take a look at how this new planet makes it's revolution around the sun!

What would you want to name the planet and why would you choose this name? Would it fit in with the other 8? How would you rename the mnemonic device to include the new planet?Share your thoughts in the comments below!


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