Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? Some want Trump to reverse demotion

Debate has raged for two decades over whether Pluto should be considered a planet. Some want President Trump to take action via executive order.

Discovered in Arizona, Pluto gains support to be reclassified a planet

Discovered in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory, Pluto was demoted as a planet in 2006. Some want President Trump to take action via executive order.

Discovered in 1930, Pluto still has not finished one full orbit— And it won’t until year 2178

Pluto has not completed a single orbit since its 1930 discovery. With a 248-year journey around the Sun, the dwarf planet will finish its first full circuit in 2178.

Make Pluto America’s planet again: A small town and the planetary love fest it hosts every year

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...