Fifteen years ago, Pluto was kicked out of the planet ... As Grossman shows, the 2006 vote didn’t end debate over what defines a planet. Some scientists now argue that interesting geology ...

Debate has raged within the scientific community over the status of Pluto for decades after the planet was found to be only one four-hundredths of the mass of the earth. That discussion ...

The debate over Pluto's status in the solar system never ... none of the resolutions slated to be discussed relate to Pluto's status as a dwarf planet, said Lars Lindberg Christensen, IAU's ...

The debate over Pluto's status in the solar system never ... but none of the resolutions on the agenda relate to Pluto's status as a dwarf planet, said Lars Lindberg Christensen, IAU's spokesman.

Scientists have been debating the planetary status of this far-off, icy world since 2006. It's a gloves-off, no-holds-barred debate: Is Pluto a planet or not? Lately, the question has elicited ...

In a debate where experts presented cases for ... The latter was the condition that lost Pluto its planet status. This is because it orbits in the Kuiper Belt at the outer edge of the solar ...

(USA TODAY) -- The debate over Pluto's status in the solar system ... Supporters of Pluto's status as a full-fledged planet are hopeful the New Horizons images will bolster their case to reinstate ...

A friendly debate about Pluto's planethood yesterday (April 29) ended in an informal vote that came down in favor of reinstating the dwarf planet's status. Early in the morning Eastern time ...

It was demoted to minor planet, or dwarf planet, status in 2006 ... is not the bigger debate. "If you want to think of Pluto as the ninth planet then please do," he told IBTimes UK.

WAYNESBORO - Almost 10 years years after Pluto was demoted from its planet status the debate continues over whether it should be eligible to rejoin the ranks of the planetary solar system without ...