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Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?

August 31, 2026 · 4:00 am 1 sources

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  • Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?
    The Guardian · August 31, 2026 04:00
    Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionate Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006, Pluto was relegated from major planet to dwarf…