Whilst driving to campus a couple of days ago, I heard something outrageous on the radio. Instead of playing music, the radio hosts were discussing something that cut my heart deep.

Scientists have found new evidence of a ninth planet outside of our solar system.

My first reaction was to think, "Poor Pluto!" I grew up in the generation where Pluto was considered a planet, and in 2006 when astronomers deemed Pluto as "not a real planet," and started calling it a dwarf planet, I believe it hurt everyone a little inside.

I'm sure everyone is thrilled about the thought of a new planet. According to the researchers at the California Institute of Technology that discovered the planet, nicknamed "Planet Nine," it has a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbits about 20 times further from the sun than Neptune. This planet could explain why the purple objects down below have strange orbits.

The researchers are still investigating evidence that this planet could really even exist, but even if it does, what does that mean for our solar system and our lives here on Earth? Should we really be thrilled about a new planet that's not even a part of our solar system?

Of course we should be excited! Although some of us got hit right in the feels and still feel sorry for Pluto, our history is growing and more parts of space are being discovered in small increments. We need to put our emotions aside and be grateful for hard-working researchers, scientists, and astronomers who discover new ideas and concepts that our minds can't even comprehend.

But as for Pluto, let us never forget the days where it was a real planet. Welcome to the real planet club, Planet Nine!