Donald Trump has a hang-up about Pluto. As far back as 2019, his appointed NASA administrator was making noise about ...
The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...
Pluto may have been demoted to non-planet status, but it still commands a court of five moons, as is fitting for the king of darkness; after all, Pluto is the Roman equivalent of the Greek God Hades.
In 2006, a vote by the International Astronomical Union determined that Pluto was no longer a planet. The decision sparked a heated public debate, and many planetary scientists disagreed with kicking ...