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SCIENTIFIC ETHICS: Discovery of Pluto Contender Contested in Planetary Court
Richard A. Kerr
When a group of astronomers announced back in July that it had discovered a distant, icy body rivaling Pluto in size, the claim seemed exciting enough. But now it has become entangled in charges of unethical behavior.