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."

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Re:I don't get it

[the_crowing]

The meaning of the debate, I'm thinking, is to justify very large paychecks...

Disney Had No Power Over Me

[shoma-san]

Pluto is a dog not a planet and to infer anything otherwise is to bow down to the Disney propaganda machine that thinks we still care about their theme parks.