3 Victory Lessons from Pluto and The New Horizons Mission
News Horizons Mission: Pluto - check. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, yet this past week the 'planet' has come to life before our eyes. The latest feature spotted on Pluto is a new mountain range in Pluto's 'heart.' The mountain range has peaks that are as tall as the Appalachian Mountains and is located near the planet's "Tombaugh Regio." Over 85 years have years have passed and the following questions still remain : Is Pluto a planet? In 2006 Pluto was demoted from "planet" to dwarf planet Over 4,000 people signed a petition to bring Pluto back to full planet status They argue that "By declaring Pluto was no longer a planet, the IAU put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the Sun as Pluto does." Why is Pluto not a planet? The group of astronomers responsible for naming objects in space decided Pluto was not a planet b...