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Pluto Making a Comeback

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the little-space-mass-that-could dept.

anthemaniac writes "Space.com reports that the American Astronomical Unions Division of Planetary Scientists recognizes the IAU's authority to make a new planet defintion but expects it to be altered. Separately, 300 astronomers have signed a petition saying they won't use the definition. All this stems from the discontent over how only 424 astronomers voted on the proposal that demoted Pluto. Looks like this little dog is on the comeback trail."

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  1. FP? by dosius · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Can't say I disagree with keeping the old definition, when they had to change the definition of a planet to exclude Pluto.

    -uso.

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    What you hear in the ear, preach from the rooftop Matthew 10.27b