Should Pluto be allowed back in the planet club?

To some people, Pluto's demotion from planet status to dwarf planet in 2006 was one of the most devastating astronomical losses since the death of Spock. But a new study suggests Pluto should (also like Spock) be resurrected as a planet, since the definition the object failed to meet was not based on precedents set in scientific literature.

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Category: Space

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• Astronomy
• Dwarf planet
• NASA
• New Atlas Audio
• Planet
• Pluto
• Solar System
• University of Central Florida

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