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Still Salty About Pluto? You're Not Alone — And Neither Are the Scientists

Still Salty About Pluto? You're Not Alone — And Neither Are the Scientists

It's been nearly two decades since the International Astronomical Union voted to strip Pluto of its planetary status, and the debate is somehow still going strong. Scientists are divided, the public is annoyed, and nobody seems ready to let this one go. So what does the ongoing argument actually tell us about how science works — and doesn't?