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NASA scientists propose to make Pluto a planet again

Alan Stern has never been happy with Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet. Principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission, he told Gizmodo the International Astronomical Union's new definition of a planet, which excludes Pluto, is "bullshit." So he and a team of other NASA scientists have submitted a proposal to the IAU to once again refine the definition of what makes a planet, which would not only include Pluto, but also pretty much any round object in space that is smaller than a star. In the introduction of the new proposal, the scientists express concern that Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet diminishes its standing in the public perception.

 

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