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MAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

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MAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman expressed support for reclassifying Pluto as a planet during a Senate hearing, sparking debate among scientists. The International Astronomical Union has maintained its 2006 decision to classify Pluto as a dwarf planet.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman wants to revive the debate over Pluto's planetary status. In a Senate hearing, Isaacman stated he is 'very much in the camp of making Pluto a planet again' and that papers are being worked on to 'revisit this discussion.' The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006. Experts remain divided on the issue. Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at Caltech, argues that scientists should continue to classify objects based on evidence. The International Astronomical Union maintains its definition of a planet remains accurate.

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