Planetary demotion Memes

The cosmic family drama we never knew we needed! The top panel shows all the major planets having a jolly Thanksgiving feast while poor little Pluto sighs from afar, not invited to the planetary party. Then the bottom panel reveals the truth - there's a separate "dwarf planet table" where Pluto sits with fellow celestial misfits like Eris and Ceres, complaining about their second-class status in the solar system. This is basically the astronomical equivalent of being relegated to the kids' table at family gatherings. In 2006, astronomers officially demoted Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet" status, and clearly, the wound is still fresh. Nothing says "cosmic injustice" like watching Neptune enjoy mashed potatoes while you're stuck with the planetary outcasts who don't even like sweet potatoes.

Poor little Pluto is out here sporting cosmic BRUISES from the planetary rejection trauma of 2006! The red patches? Just the emotional scars from being kicked out of the planet club by those mean International Astronomical Union bullies. The dwarf planet equivalent of crying into ice cream after a breakup—except the ice cream is frozen nitrogen and methane. Scientists are still "confused" about these patches, but Pluto knows the truth. It's just waiting for its redemption arc... "Dear NASA, notice how I'm still orbiting perfectly after all these years? #StillAPlaneInMyHeart"

The astronomical community's greatest trauma captured in one image. In 2006, astronomers committed the celestial equivalent of disowning a child when they demoted Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet." Sixteen years later and the wound still hasn't healed. Every astronomy department has that one professor who gets misty-eyed at the mere mention of the icy outcast. The rest of us just awkwardly change the subject like we're avoiding talk of a family scandal. "Nine planets? No no, we have eight now. What? No, I don't know any 'Pluto.' Must be thinking of someone else's solar system."