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Hello Ms. West's Class! I'm not sure that there really is much of an ongoing debate about Pluto's status among scientists any more. Technically, Pluto is still classified as a planet, but it is only a "minor planet" or "dwarf planet." The number of moons Pluto or any of...

Hi Andre, An asteroid is a relatively small (compared to the planets), inactive, usually rocky object that orbits around the Sun. Comets are also relative small objects, but they are made of a combination of ice and rock. When the orbit of a comet takes it close to the Sun, some of the ice can vaporize...

Hi Ashley, I don't think Pluto will be reinstated as a planet anytime soon. Having "moons" is not a sufficient condition for a solar system object to be classified as a planet under the current definition of a planet used by astronomers and space scientists. Many asteroids in our solar...

Hi Lisa, I don't believe that Pluto will be reinstated as a planet anytime soon. Having "moons" is not a sufficient condition for a solar system object to be classified as a planet under the current definition of a planet used by astronomers and space scientists. Many asteroids in our solar...