The downgrading of Pluto to a new status called dwarf planet was decided by a vote of less than 400 of the International Astronomical Union's 10,000 members at a meeting in Prague. For the first ...

Fifteen years ago, Pluto was kicked ... a similar purpose in planetary science and is also subject to new information. As Grossman shows, the 2006 vote didn’t end debate over what defines ...

But five years after the ruling that demoted the icy object to dwarf planet, people continue struggling with the definition, and the debate ... Pluto Huggers' Fight to Renew Planet Status.") ...

At meetings of the International Astronomical Union this week in Prague, the big debate is over how ... t the only ones who care about Pluto's planetary status. When your view of the future ...

A friendly debate about Pluto's planethood yesterday (April 29) ended in an informal vote that came down in favor of reinstating the dwarf planet's status. Early in the morning Eastern time ...

After days of spirited and sometimes combative debate, renegade scientists have won some key concessions. A planet ... Pluto, which is smaller than Earth's moon. Its underdog status has inspired ...

WAYNESBORO - Almost 10 years years after Pluto was demoted from its planet status the debate continues over whether it should be eligible to rejoin the ranks of the planetary solar system without ...

The debate over Pluto's status in the solar system never ... but none of the resolutions on the agenda relate to Pluto's status as a dwarf planet, said Lars Lindberg Christensen, IAU's spokesman.

The astronomers do not necessarily oppose taking Pluto's planet status away, but they believe the new definition is flawed and will confuse the public. The International Astronomy Union voted last ...

If Pluto were to keep its planetary status, those dwarf planets would also need to be classified planets. While astronomers continue to debate this new definition, the public has come together to ...

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