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NASA Administrator Isaacman advocates for Pluto's planetary status amid budget cuts

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has expressed support for reclassifying Pluto as a planet, stating the agency is preparing papers to revisit the scientific community's decision. This comes amidst proposed significant cuts to NASA's science budget, leading to questions about resource allocation. The discussion also touches upon the legacy of Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto, and the New Horizons mission that famously imaged the dwarf planet. AI

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 · Richard Speed ·

    NASA boss: Make Pluto A Planet Again

    <h4>Despite looming science cuts, Isaacman finds resources to poke the planetary hornet nest</h4> <p>NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman delivered some potentially good news at a Senate hearing this week, as well as some slightly odd news: in an environment of constrained budgets, …