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The planetary status of Pluto

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its planet status.

02/04/2019

SciTech Now

The planetary status of Pluto

Clip: Season 5 Episode 15 | 6m 11sVideo has Closed Captions

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its planet status.

What makes a planet a planet? In 2006, the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its planet status. Phillip Metzger, a planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss to the reasoning behind the reclassification of planets.

02/04/2019

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