Decision by International Astronomical Union: Pluto is no longer a planet. Total number of planets down from 9 to 8:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1156412886334&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
In light of the new designation of Pluto as a dwarf planet as opposed to a full planet, I thought it would be informative to view a few pictures of the Milky Way galaxy, showing our sun and planets in the Orion arm of the galaxy as well as the closest stars and other nebulae in our neighbourhood and finally ending with more detail of our own solar system and how the new Pluto designation changes the picture:
http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cosmic/gifs/milkyway.jpg
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/images/milky_way.jpg
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060828.html
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Islam, eminently logical, placing the greatest emphasis on knowledge, purports to understand God's creation:Aga Khan 4.
The God of the Quran is the One whose Ayats(Signs) are the Universe in which we live, move and have our being:Aga Khan 3
