The Online NewsHour: Astronomers Debate Pluto's Planetary Status
Members of the International Astronomical Union voted in August to reclassify Pluto as a "dwarf planet." Many astronomers, however, are unhappy with the demotion -- they question its scientific validity and the way the decision was made.
McKinney Messenger: Discovery Learning Center kindergarteners create solar system
Pluto may not technically be a planet anymore, but that didn't stop the students in Linda Portnoy's kindergarten class at the Discovery Learning Center from including the diminutive former planet in their models of the solar system.
CBS 4: Local Astronomers Gather On 'Save Pluto Day'
Sunday, February 4th is International Save Pluto Day. In November the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a "dwarf" planet saying our ninth and most distant planet from the sun does not match new planetary guidelines.
Roto-Reuters: Pluto's fate sends shiver through toyland
While scientists debated Pluto's fate last summer, Fisher-Price executives were forced into a debate of their own: What would become of their Planet Heroes action figures if Pluto lost its planet status?
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