The battle for Pluto’s planetary status continues

Nasa may revisit one of outer space’s thorniest questions ...
Lawrence Journal-World

KU’s Physics and Astronomy department hosting ‘Pluto Day’ event, celebrating science of space and the dwarf planet’s KU connection

An image of Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on July 13, 2015. The planet was first discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, who graduated from high school in rural Kansas and went on to earn his ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Could Pluto Once Again Be Considered a Planet? New Remarks From NASA’s Administrator Highlight an Enduring Debate Among Scientists

Two decades ago, the International Astronomical Union—which defines and names celestial bodies—redefined the criteria for ...

NASA is preparing new research that could finally settle the debate over whether Pluto is a planet

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and former astronaut, is once again pushing for a planetary promotion. Isaacman’s focus revolves around the far-off icy world of Pluto, ...
11Alive

Is Pluto a planet? NASA's chief says it should be

WASHINGTON — At a U.S. Senate committee hearing this week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said that he believes Pluto should be classified again as a planet — a distinction that was removed from ...