Latest Dwarf planets Stories

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online On August 24, 2006, the solar system’s most distant family member -- tiny, isolated icy planet Pluto -- received some shocking news: it would no longer be considered a true planet. The ruling spurred a hotbed of controversy, with many experts disagreeing with Pluto’s new status as a “dwarf planet.” Despite the controversy and oppositions from scientists and laypeople alike, the ruling went through, reducing the number of...