Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets.

Pluto is a fun hound/ACD mix. He is silly, playful, and eager to please. Watching him chase his tail is hilarious and entertaining. If you want a cuddler, look no more. He’s loved every dog he met on walks and at the dog park. He has basic cues mastered as well as crate trained. If you’re looking for a sweet and loyal companion who will follow you around and just want to be close, Pluto might be the perfect addition to your family. Come meet this adorable guy today—Pluto Mercury is ready to find his forever home!

This week on Space Curious, a listener wanted to know, "How big is the solar system?"

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)NEW DELHI – India reported another 86,052 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a declining trend with recoveries exceeding new cases this week. India's newly reported infections have remained below 90,000 for five straight days after hitting a record 97,894 on Sept. 16. The total number of tests have crossed 67 million so far in the country with nearly 1.4 billion people. Antigen tests look for virus proteins while RT-PCR tests look for genetic material from the virus. Hong Kong reported seven new cases on Friday for a total of 5,056, including 104 deaths, according to China’s National Health Commission.

NEW YORK The Magic School Bus has traveled everywhere from Pluto to inside the human body. Scholastic Entertainment said Thursday that it will make a feature-length, live-action hybrid film based on the animated TV show that ran from 1994 to 1997. Elizabeth Banks will play the manic science teacher Ms. Frizzle. The Magic School Bus, adapted from a series of books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, centers on a group of school children who board a yellow school bus for field trips to such unlikely places as outer space or the human digestive system. Lilly Tomlin supplied the voice for Ms. Frizzle in the original cartoon series and Kate McKinnon voiced her sister in a recent Netflix reboot, The Magic School Bus Rides Again.The film version will be led by Scholastic Entertainment, Brownstone Productions, Marc Platt Productions and Universal Pictures.

2MASS/Wikimedia(CNN) - A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet -- which could make it the smallest in the solar system -- after new research revealed its shape, astronomers said on Monday. They believe the asteroid Hygiea should actually be classified as a dwarf planet. If it is deemed a dwarf planet, Hygiea would become the smallest dwarf planet in our solar system. In order to be classified as a dwarf planet, a celestial body must fulfill certain criteria. "Thanks to these images, Hygiea may be reclassified as a dwarf planet, so far the smallest in the Solar System," he added.

The dwarf planet was also famous for being the only planet to be discovered in the United States. Now Brown is dubbed "The Man Who Killed Pluto" because rather than give planet status to Eris and every celestial body larger than Pluto, the IAU decided to knock Pluto down a peg. In 2015, NASA's New Horizons Program flew past Pluto to take close-up photos and measurements of the dwarf planet, ultimately revealing that Pluto is bigger than scientists originally thought. Following an expert panel discussion on the definition of a planet, they let the audience vote and, of course, the crowd backed planet Pluto. Too cool for schoolWhen Pluto was demoted, it prompted a wave of science textbook reprints to ensure that students of the new millennium would be taught Pluto is a dwarf planet.