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CORRECTION-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-PLANETS
Richard Binzel, a member of the International Astronomic Union (IAU) planet defintion committee, addresses the audience 24 August 2006 in Prague during the closing ceremony of the 26th General Assembly of International Astronomic Union (IAU). Pluto today lost its seven-decade status as the ninth and outermost planet of the solar system, the world's top astrononomical body decided after a vore on planet definition. However, the solar system may soon be home to a dozen planets, with three new additions to the club and more to come, if astronomers meeting in the Czech capital approve a new planetary definition, the conference organizer said today. AFP PHOTO MICHAL CIZEK
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Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MICHAL CIZEK |
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24 August 2006 |
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