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The worst part of Pluto's demotion from "planet" to "dwarf planet" is the sheer disrespect toward what's arguably the most interesting planet that's not Earth.

The second-worst part is that we can't call this hypothetical trans-Plutonian planet "Planet X" anymore.



"Planet X" was used before Pluto was discovered. The X didn't mean 10. In fact, Pluto was thought to be Planet X before they realised it was much, much smaller than that.


The people now calling it Planet 9 instead of Planet X, as in the article, evidently didn't get that memo.


I can settle for Planet 9 From Outer Space.


The film

The operating system

The planet

The legend


Planet X is Eris.




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