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The Sun weighs about 332,000 times as much as the Earth.

Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006 after the discovery of Eris, a trans-Neptunian object with a greater mass.

Ceres is the largest asteroid in the solar system. For fifty years, it was considered to be the eighth planet. Today, it is one of the five known dwarf planets in the Solar System, along with Pluto, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea.

250 million years ago, most of the Earth's land mass was on one giant continent - Pangaea. Scientists believe that this giant land mass created extreme weather conditions.

Extreme global warming or an asteroid impact could lead to huge, immensely powerful hurricanes called hypercanes with winds speeds of 500 mph.

21 Comments

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Level 53

Apr 11, 2019

Poor Pluto

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Level 49

Sep 12, 2019

I never realized that the Sun was so morbidly obese. No wonder the Earth is getting hotter. If the Sun doesn't start losing weight, exercising more and eating healthier we are all doomed.

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Level 80

Nov 23, 2019

But if it loses too much weight we are doomed in another way

Level 20

May 19, 2020

yeah...

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Level 70

Jun 21, 2020

The Sun loses about 5.5 million tonnes of mass every second, so I think as dieting goes it is doing its best.

Level 50

Dec 12, 2025

That's lightwork

Level 28

Dec 2, 2019

But isn't there 8 planets !. Mercury 2. Venus 3.Earth 4.Mars 5.Jupiter 6.Saturn 7.Uranus 8.Neptune? So wouldn't Ceres be a ninth planet?

Level 81

Jan 4, 2020

No, not when Ceres was discovered. According to Wikipedia, Ceres was discovered 1801 and Nepture was discovered 1846.

Level 37

Aug 27, 2020

If Ceres was a planet, it would be 5th.

Level 34

Jun 11, 2022

Are you counting the sun as a planet there?

The sun is not a planet, it is a star. A planet is an object that orbits around a star.

Level 55

Oct 13, 2022

You know, if the sun were a planet, the internal pressure and temperature of the object would reach the threshold needed to start thermonuclear reactions.

Level 66

Jun 2, 2023

He literally listed all the planets he’s considering…

Level 89

May 12, 2020

I'm not sure if the hypercane fact gives the right impression. Global warming must be so extreme that the water temperature reaches 50°C. It's so unlikely the German wikipedia doesn't even mention it. More likely would be, after impact events, volcanic eruptions.

Level 37

Aug 27, 2020

Pluto is bigger than Eris

Level 70

Oct 28, 2020

Also bigger than Mickey Mouse!

Level 38

Jan 20, 2022

They are telling Eris has more mass than Pluto. Not bigger than Pluto

Level 52

Jan 25, 2021

Instead of making Pluto a dwarf Planet, they should've made Eris and Ceres a planet.

Level 66

May 23, 2021

Eh, too many planets.

Level 69

Nov 2, 2021

We should go metric and settle on 10 planets. Add Pluto and Eris.

Level 70

Oct 24, 2021

#49 ...... So that would mean you were either at sea or in continent.

Level 59

Dec 4, 2021

Shut up about the Sun! Just shut up about the sun!