Posted AT 1:57 AM EDT on 14/08/06
Will scientists deep-six Pluto's status as No. 9?
The fate of tiny Pluto is hanging in the balance.
Astronomers from around the world are gathering in Prague over the next two weeks to come up with the first official definition of the word planet — and puny Pluto might be considered too small to make the grade.
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