16 Years Ago Today Pluto Stopped Being A Planet. Nine Years Later It Become A World - Forbes

Is Pluto a planet? It’s been one of astronomy’s most controversial questions since August 24, 2006. Here's what happened and why.

In July 2015, NASAs New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto. getty Poor Pluto. On August 24, 2006 at the International Astronomy Union (IAU) General Assembly the nin… [+4377 chars]

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