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IAU Rules Pluto Still a Planet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-can-all-rest-easy-now dept.

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."

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  1. Anything they pick is arbitrary by geoffrobinson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So why does it matter? If it makes people feel good, let Pluto be classified as a planet.

    Worry about Iran being on U.N. Human Rights council or what's going to happen on the third season of Lost. Something important.

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  2. In other news... by Comboman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

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  3. Re:Absolute rubbish! by DanQuixote · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    "If you switch on your computer and it works instantly, call a doctor - you are hallucinating."

    If I switch on my computer and it works instantly, I call Theo - and thank him!

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