Medicine & TechnologyThis year celebrates the 17th anniversary of the discovery of Eris, which was initially discovered in 2005 and confirmed two years ago.
A team of scientists wants IAU to reinstate Pluto as a planet and classify moons in the solar system as planets as well using an old definition from the 16th century. How does the IAU respond to this call?
Scientists recently published a study describing why the International Astronomical Union should rescind their controversial 2006 decision of demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet and change their definition for full-bodied planets.
Planet Nine's orbit has been discovered, and its route around the sun has been plotted by new research. The planet is estimated to have a mass of 6.2 times that of the Earth and is 300 AU from the sun.
In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) released a controversial definition of "planet" that left Pluto out. But some astronomers were against this definition that demoted the distant orb.
Delft University of Technology recreated Pluto's atmosphere in a lab and blasted them with plasma to know why there are huge red patches on the dwarf planet.
Scientists marked the 91st anniversary of the discovery of Pluto this week. The IAU took away Pluto's planetary status in 2006. This dwarf planet continues to spur vigorous debate.