New Horizons scientists really want Pluto to become a full-fledged planet again. According to their proposal, they want the word “planet” to define any “sub-stellar mass body that has never undergone nuclear fusion and that has sufficient self-gravitation to assume a spheroidal shape adequately described by a triaxial ellipsoid regardless of its orbital parameters.” In simpler words, they want the word planet to describe all “round objects in space that are smaller than stars.” Under the new definition, Pluto will get its former status back.
Will Pluto Get It’s Groove Back?
