Pluto and Its Cousins

This article explains why Pluto was named a planet in the first place. It discusses how the "planet" was discovered and how few classification types we had to give it at the time. The article then goes on the tell why Pluto lost its status and the other objects out in the Kupier Belt it resembles. What is really interesting is how these objects are found. The article explains that we find these objects by noticing their tiny movement at night. THis is the same way Pluto was originally found, only there were no computers to help back then. It makes the discovery of Pluto seem amazing and very improbable, and actually gives Pluto back some of its grandeur. It may no longer be a planet, but look at how phenomenal it was that we ever noticed it enough to think it was a planet.