i see the convo on pluto an im wondering who decides to demote or promote in space?? is it an international desicision between the space community or as im thinking the yanks are behind it.....where there ever probes sent to pluto? was it results from that sealed its faith
It was demoted by the International Astronomy Union.
There is a probe currently on a mission to Pluto called New Horizons.
It is due to reach Pluto in 2015, see
pluto.jhuapl.edu/
for more info
i see the convo on pluto an im wondering who decides to demote or promote in space?? is it an international desicision between the space community or as im thinking the yanks are behind it.....where there ever probes sent to pluto? was it results from that sealed its faith
The International Astronomical Union has the final say in all namings and definitions.
www.iau.org/
Albert White MSc FRAS
Chairperson, International Dark Sky Association - Irish Section
www.darksky.ie/
The IAU put a hundred (or so) respectable physicists into a room and asked them to come up with a definition for just one word... Planet. Not only did they fail miserably, but it nearly turned into a bloodbath! Opinions were strong... and no consensus was reached so they wussed out with a short term compromise until the next meeting of the IAU.
  