pluto

Background: In addition to the currently-8 “full-status” planets, there are approximately 9 more ”B-tier“ planets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet), two of which were even considered “planets” in previous decades: Formerly-a planet Ceres (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)) Formerly-a planet Pluto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto) The Issue: In order to get funding, astronomers benefit from the public being interested in their discoveries. Thus, the field of…