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Pluto lost its planet status in 2006 by a vote of astronomers - the rule it failed to meet

On August 24, 2006, in Prague, members of the International Astronomical Union gathered for the final day of their General ...

Cindy Holland to Exit Paramount as Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Looms

Holland, who previously led U.S. originals at Netflix, entered Ellison’s orbit two years ago, as an adviser to Skydance on ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Could Pluto Once Again Be Considered a Planet? New Remarks From NASA’s Administrator Highlight an Enduring Debate Among Scientists

For decades, scientists and the general public have argued over the astronomical status of beloved dwarf planet Pluto. In the latest salvo, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said that he was “very ...
Phys.org

Six massive landslides discovered on icy Pluto

Scientists have detected evidence of landslides on Pluto for the first time. A paper published in the journal Icarus reports that images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft during a flyby revealed ...

Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?

Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.
gizmodo

Pluto’s Atmosphere May Finally Be Starting to Collapse

For the first time since its discovery in 1920, Pluto is entering the outer solar system—a journey that’s slowly thinning out its atmosphere. Reading time 3 minutes Pluto’s orbit around the Sun is a ...
Napa Valley Register

Pluto may have started hot and contained an ocean, according to new discovery

Today, the dwarf planet Pluto orbits the sun from the edge of our solar system and its surface temperature is an inhospitable negative 378 to negative 396 degrees Fahrenheit. But a new study suggests ...