Confused? So am I.

     So, today we learn the difference between a Plutoid and a Dwarf Planet. Shown here is a Dwarf Planet, named Ceres. NASA now has a spacecraft orbiting this unexplored new world, also known as a Kepler Object. Dwarf Planets are; as you would imagine small planets. Now, to my knowledge there is only one Plutoid in our solar system. Just a few years back, and all through my school days it was known as Pluto. Planet #9 of 9 planets orbiting Sol, the star that the planets in the "Solar" System orbit about. 

Now to see a "Plutoid" click here  . So "the ones who or whom know all about this" decided that since everyone in my generation, and a few generations before learned Pluto was a planet, with a few odd differences. These differences (orbital path, size and other) set Pluto apart and can't be called a planet nor can it be called a Dwarf Planet. So Pluto goes beyond "planet" and becomes the sole resident of a new "planetary" body. 

Comets

This being a comet known by most, the close up view becomes so much more interesting. EPOXI is a mission for a close comet fly-by click HERE for more info and images. 
 
 I had no idea this is what a comet looks like close up. This comet known as Hartley 2, I don't know what happened to Hartley 1, was imaged using the EPOXI space craft. Now, I have not personally studied this mission in dept so my personal comments, meaning nothing will be left out of this post. I just thought it was interesting all the missions NASA has in operation and on the drawing board. 


Stay tuned, there are more missions.
Pirate Named Neo.