Kaela's Pluto Plea: NASA Considering Planet Upgrade

0:00It's April 11th, from your city to your ears. This is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A 10-year-old girl named Kayla just lit up the space world with her heartfelt letter to NASA, begging them to bring Pluto back as a full planet. Her simple plea has gone viral, riding the wave of excitement from the Artemis II mission circling the moon. Pluto held the ninth planet spot in our solar system until 2006, when astronomers downgraded it to dwarf planet status for not meeting all. Three key criteria. Kayla laid out her case clearly, saying it's part of our system, deserves the upgrade and would cheer up tons of folks. Mike Boylin shared her letter on his popular weather page, social media, and it exploded online, pulling in space fans everywhere. Kayla got the idea from a planetarium video that fired up her love for the icy world. NASA's top administrator, Jared Isaacman, jumped in on X, telling Kayla they're looking into it, which has everyone smiling.

1:01In a quick interview, she explained how that video sparked her passion. If Pluto gets promoted someday, Kayla's got the perfect party plan free ice cream for everybody, keeping this cosmic kid dream alive and kicking.