Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune!

Did you know Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune for 20 years? 😱From 1979 to 1999, Pluto’s quirky elliptical orbit dipped inside Neptune’s, making it the 8th planet for a short cosmic moment.
No worries though — thanks to orbital resonance, they never crash! 🪐💫
1️⃣ Pluto’s orbit is a tilted, stretched ellipse (crossing Neptune’s path but staying far above it).
2️⃣ Orbital Resonance: Pluto orbits twice for every three Neptune laps—a cosmic traffic rule!
3️⃣ Next time? 2226–2240. Mark your calendars! 🗓️ #spacefacts #pluto #neptune #astronomy #solarsystem #sciencetok #orbit #dwarfplanet #cosmos #stem