Question

question 10 of 10 read this paragraph: its one thing for a single institution to re - examine plutos standing in the solar system, but its quite another for an international organization of astronomers to do so. when the iau voting results were made public, a media - frenzy followed, temporarily displacing news stories on terrorism, the iraq war, genocide in darfur, and global warming. — neil degrasse tyson, the pluto files what is the main idea of this paragraph? a. the iau is an international organization of astronomers. b. the news about pluto was considered a major news event. c. terrorism and global warming are more important that pluto. d. the iau voted to change plutos status to a dwarf planet.

Explanation:

The paragraph emphasizes that when the IAU's voting results on Pluto were made public, it caused a media - frenzy, overshadowing major news stories. This shows that the news about Pluto was a major news event.

Answer:

B. The news about Pluto was considered a major news event.