Over the past 250 years, the number of "planets" in our solar system has ranged from six to nine — and, briefly, even 11 — depending on what astronomers knew at the time and how they defined a planet.
Outer space is, for lack of better words, infinite. For thousands of years, humans have tried to comprehend the vastness of space, and yet so much remains unexplored and undiscovered. While space ...
Our definition of a planet has changed over the years — causing a bit of confusion. | Credit: wasan prunglampoo/Getty Images Over the past 250 years, the number of "planets" in our solar system has ...