Tuesday, 16 July 2024

Pluto is a dwarf planet?

 

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Joel Kontinen

What should scientist do with Pluto, which was dropped as a planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?

 A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club of planets.

Pluto is not as old as some scientists think.  

Source:

 Jonathan O’Callaghan,  2024. A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club | New Scientist 16 July