Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear. On April 1, ...

The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Recent discussions and new scientific ...

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This post was updated April 2 at 8:41 p.m. April Fools’ Day or not, “Big Planet Energy” radiated throughout Bruin Plaza as a few dozen Pluto TV staff and community members celebrated the streaming ...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a law making Pluto the state's official planet. That's even though an international group of scientists stripped Pluto of its planetary status back in 2006, ...

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That seems to be the aim of a new study that urges Pluto be returned to its former planetary glory. The research, published in the scientific journal Icarus, says Pluto never should have been ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — While it’s classified as a dwarf planet, a new Arizona bill would make Pulto our new state planet. This weekend will mark the 94th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto at ...

Update: Since this episode originally aired, the bill to make Pluto the official state planet of Arizona was signed into law. Science was forever changed, thanks to an observatory in Flagstaff named ...