IAU Rules Pluto Still a Planet

scottyscout writes "NPR reports that Pluto has dodged a bullet. An international panel has unanimously recommended that Pluto retain its title as a planet, and it may be joined by other undersized objects that revolve around the sun. Some astronomers had lobbied for reclassifying Pluto as its so tiny. And at least one major museum has excluded Pluto from its planetary display. But sources tell NPR that under the proposal, to be presented at a big meeting of astronomers in Prague next week for a vote, Pluto would become part of a new class of small planets and several more objects could be granted membership."

Comments

Re:If they have such power,,,

[Cornflake917]

Sedna, Xena, Quaoar, Varuna, Ixion... what do we do with those?

Xena is a warrior princess, she's hot so she gets to be a planet. The other celestial objects sound ugly, I would never date a Sedna, unless she gave good head.

Space

[G_Sus2019]

Space is still the place, motherfuckers!

Re:Heartwarming

[exp(pi*sqrt(163))]

war, disease, famine, and poverty killing thousands daily

Much of it caused by people fighting over beliefs in non-existent entities. I think my sympathies lie with the people arguing peacuefully about things that actually do exist.