Read more plutoid stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31669/plutoid.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 16:04:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29837/astronomers-throw-pluto-a-bone.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=111837&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401011807' border='0' />Pluto-fans depressed over the former planet's demotion may be cheered by a new decision that small, nearly spherical objects orbiting beyond Neptune will be called "plutoids." The new name has been sanctioned by the International Astronomical Union, the same organization that stripped Pluto of its planetary status 2 years ago,...The IAU's decision at the 2006 General Assembly to demote Pluto from "planet" to "dwarf planet" caused an international furore.http://www.newser.com/story/29837/astronomers-throw-pluto-a-bone.htmlThu, 12 Jun 2008 11:46:04 CDT