As of today, there are only 8 official planets in our solar system. Pluto has been demoted to a dwarf planet which in context is not considered as a planet. This was done by a vote among 424 astronomers in the IAU (International Astronomical Union) in Prague.   Astronomers have argued since the late 1990’s, whether to demote Pluto of its planetary status. But sentiments on the issue greatly favored Pluto. But in the end Pluto was indeed kicked out of the planetary status.   “The word "planet" originally described wanderers of the sky that moved against the relatively fixed background of star. Pluto, discovered in 1930, was at first thought to be larger than it is. It has an eccentric orbit that crosses the path of Neptune and also takes it well above and below the main plane of the solar system. Recent discoveries of other round, icy object in Pluto's realm have led most astronomers to agree that the diminutive world should never have been termed a planet. “   So what’s going to happen now? I guess textbooks would have to be rewritten, and history books should be changed. So long Pluto, I’m surely going to miss you!