Ultimately, scientists opted to demote Pluto to a dwarf planet rather than raise other dwarf planets in our solar system (like Ceres, the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt) up to planetary status.

An curved arrow pointing right. We all know Neil deGrasse Tyson's stance on Pluto and its status as a planet. But what does the world renowned astrophysicist consider to be the most underrated planet?

The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...

The first definition would allow Pluto, along with Ceres and all of Pluto's co-orbital friends, to become planets. The latter ...

Today NASA said that the Dawn spacecraft has fallen out of contact with Earth, presumably because it’s run out of the thruster… Read More The once-mysterious bright spots shining on the surface of the ...

Ceres is the largest object between Mars and ... that was captured—it was not born in orbit around Neptune—it was sort of like a Pluto that was captured by Neptune. It's got a really ...

Explore the planets with NASA There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris, according to NASA. What happened to Pluto?

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Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth.

Pluto the planet came first ... they were actually deciding whether another four planets would join the solar system, (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris). Astronomer Mike Brown, discoverer ...

There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris, according to NASA. What happened to Pluto? Why isn't Pluto classified as a planet?