By now we've all heard about poor little Pluto. No, not Mickey Mouse's dog i'm talking about the Dwarf Planet Pluto. Are you upset about Pluto not making the cut? Will it help to know why? Well here it is:
Pluto is not a planet because it's too small, and it doesn't meet the necessary requirement needed to be a planet.
The requirements are:
It needs to be in orbit around the sun - Yes, Pluto does indeed orbit the sun.
It needs to have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape - Pluto... Yup
It needs to have "cleared the neighborhood" of its orbit - Uh-oh. Here's the rule breaker. According to this, Pluto is not a planet.
If you haven't guessed i still need to let you guys know what this all has to do with our friend the Crab Nebula. Well I'm writing this post so i can discuss if the Crab Nebula is a planet or not. I'm gonna make this really simple - Ready?- The Crab NEBULA is not a planet... it's a nebula.
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