Pluto, we hardly knew ye

Demoted after all.

Astronomers Say Pluto Is Not a Planet

Forget what you learned in third grade. Pluto is no longer one of the nine planets of the solar system.

The International Astronomical Union in Prague ruled today that the much-maligned Pluto no longer qualifies as a planet under historic new guidelines, thereby stripping Pluto of the planetary status it has held since it was discovered in 1930, news services reported.

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