Astronomers say Pluto is not a planet

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. Pluto has officially been demoted from planet to dwarf planet today.

Some of my favorite comments I've seen on this story:

09:49:47 corey.spring: They can have Pluto when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

11:23:31 Blindjustice4u: WHAT?!?!?! So what if pluto doesn't follow along a uniform orbit as the other planets do? Shouldn't this be a lesson in individuality?? Tell my little cousin, who gets bullied everyday, pluto isn't good enough to be a planet anymore because he's too small or because hes not enough like the other planets.