Head of NASA Calls for Pluto to Be Made a Planet Again

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he wants Pluto reconsidered as a planet, reviving a long-running astronomy debate.

He said NASA is preparing papers to revisit the issue, raising the profile of a classification many scientists consider settled.

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 under the International Astronomical Union’s definition.

The comments could reignite a culturally sensitive dispute that still draws public nostalgia.