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Isaacman urges Pluto’s return to planet status

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Isaacman urges Pluto’s return to planet status
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During a Senate budget hearing, NASA chief Jared Isaacman said he supports revisiting Pluto’s status and intends to push a proposal through the scientific community to restore Pluto to planet status, though the final decision lies with the IAU, which downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006; New Horizons imagery of Pluto’s varied geology has fueled renewed calls from Pluto advocates, including Isaacman who took the NASA helm in December.

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  1. NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again'  Space
  2. NASA chief Jared Isaacman hints at campaign to make Pluto a planet again  Scientific American
  3. Quit Whining. Pluto’s Not A Planet, An Astrophysicist Explains  Yahoo News Australia

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