SPACE NOTES

Pluto demoted to dwarf planet, but still big in science

By ALEX SHEETS/Contributing Writer
Posted 8/16/24

On Aug. 24, 2006, Pluto was officially demoted to a dwarf planet. The International Astronomical Union, or IAU, changed the definition of a planet, thus excluding Pluto.

They determined that for …

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