The astronomical union, which is meeting in Oslo, Norway, raised a cosmic fuss two years ago when it demoted Pluto.
There are only two Plutoids: Pluto and Eris. More technology news | Houston blogs | Houston headlines on Twitter | RSS feeds
Distant dwarf planets named after Pluto
WASHINGTON The International Astronomical Union has created a new category for objects that circle the sun and are too small to be considered planets, but are big enough to have their own gravity. Plutoids must also be farther from the sun than Neptune.
