Pluto The International Astronomical Union or IAU, was highly critisized for the rumor that Pluto's status as one of the nine planets of our solar system might be changed. The reports indicated that the IAU was planning to reclassify Pluto as a minor planet or what is known as a trans-Neptunian object. This caused a large stir in the astronomical community as well as making the New York times. New York's new Rose Center for …showed first 75 words of 684 total…

…showed last 75 words of 684 total…would be like dismissing any discovery about Pluto. How can we dismiss a planet after it has been considered a planet for so long. We need to study Pluto more before we can make a decision on wether or not to exclude it as a planet. But from all of this contreversy I think will come a new wave of astronomers focusing on Pluto and pushing to know more about the ninth planet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**