This Day in History: Pluto loses planet status, demoted to dwarf planet in 2006 - WVTM13 Birmingham

Once believed to be the ninth planet from the sun, Pluto lost its planet status in 2006 — causing controversy both scientifically and culturally.

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to strictly define a planet, which ultimately downgraded Pluto from the ninth planet from the sun to a dwarf planet causing controversy bo… [+1568 chars]

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