Hi Dollies!

Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, and up until 2006, it was considered the ninth planet of our Solar System. When I was young, I memorized the nine planets for school, and hearing this news was extremely disappointed. Not only was my mneumonic "My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" cut short, but my rough-yet-beloved drawings and diagrams of the Solar System would now be considered wrong!

Yesterday, as I was scrolling through my social media, I can across a post claiming Pluto is considered a planet again. Of course, I immediately jumped on Google to see if this was the case. Sadly (for me), according to NASA, Pluto remains a dwarf planet, not quite included in the planets of the Solar System.

However, I was surprised to discover that after 10+ years, there is still a debate about whether Pluto is or isn't a planet. Me? I am content to call Pluto a dwarf planet, but I'll always include it when I think of the Solar System. Even though Pluto is significantly smaller than all of our other planets, and exists within the Kuiper Belt, it still orbits the Sun, and it's still big enough to have a moon!

What are your thoughts on Pluto?

Regardless, here are some fun facts about this wonderful celestial body:

- Pluto is the largest dwarf planet, with Eris following closely behind