Elon Musk, under the username "Kekius Maximus," has joined William Shatner in advocating for Pluto's reclassification as a ...

It’s been 18 years since Pluto’s celestial status was called ... (This is what a debate among astronomers talking about the term ‘dwarf planets’ was like.) Philip Metzger: We would say ...

On July 11, 2012, a fifth moon, Styx, was discovered (with an estimated width of 6 miles or 10 km), further fueling the debate about Pluto's status as a planet. The leading hypothesis for the ...

In a 2014 debate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center ... astronomers voted to “demote” Pluto to dwarf planet status. These were astronomers at the meeting, not planetary scientists — a ...

Instead, planets were loosely regarded as objects ... solar system later named the Kuiper Belt. This sparked debate about Pluto's status in the planetary canon, which came to a head at a 2006 ...

The major planet roster has changed over the years, but Pluto is still beloved by the science community and regularly makes headlines. In July 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Once the quirky underdog of our solar system, Pluto held planetary status until 2006 ... Pluto is still classified as a dwarf planet. Despite ongoing debate and public support for its ...

Best things to do if you're staying in town Pluto is Arizona's official state planet Regardless of the debate about its status, Pluto is Arizona's official state planet. In March 2024, Arizona Gov.

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you ...