Pluto Downgraded To 'Dwarf Planet' Status; Solar System Now Has Eight Planets Date: August 25, 2006 Source: California Institute Of Technology Summary: The International Astronomical Union (IAU ...

For decades, our solar system was thought to have nine planets, with Pluto considered the smallest and farthest. But in 2006, Pluto was officially reclassified as a dwarf planet by the ...

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Pluto was stripped of its status as a planet on Thursday when astronomers from around the world redefined it as a "dward planet", leaving just eight classical planets in the solar system.

All eight of the solar system’s “major” planets appear in this illustration, but the actual number of planetary bodies orbiting our star is far greater.

Now, a group of scientists says Pluto should definitely be added back to the planet list — oh, and that there are over 100 other objects in our solar system that should also be called planets.

You can now take a tour of our solar system, from Mercury to Pluto, just by visiting a local post office. The USPS has released new stamps depicting the eight planets and the icy world that orbits ...

There's good news for those who were annoyed when Pluto was knocked off the list of planets. According to a pair of scientists at Caltech, there may actually be nine planets in the Solar System ...

If you are a budding astronomer or simply enjoy watching the sky through a telescope, you probably have an interest in all of the planets in our solar system. There are a total of eight planets ...

The Solar System currently has eight recognized planets but before 2006 when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, school children were taught that there were nine planets in our star system.

The Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids, and around three trillion comets and icy bodies. Although not all objects of the solar system are ...

How big is our solar system?Beyond Pluto, there is a region of nearly countless rocky and icy objects called the Kuiper Belt. Astronomers believe more dwarf planets, bodies the size of Pluto or ...