June 2008 Top Stories
»» Plutoid chosen as name for Solar System objects like Pluto
[Wednesday, June 11, 2008] The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo.
»» Catherine Cesarsky and IAU Snobbery With Regard to Pluto's Designation
[Saturday, June 14, 2008] Perhaps Catherine Cesarsky needs some feedback on all of this from the 99.999% of humanity who had no say in all of this - people who are now being told that what they learned in school is now wrong - based upon esoteric, and hard to understand reasons.