LaurelsPlutoBlog

This is a blog advocating the overturning and/or ignoring of the controversial IAU planet definition that demoted Pluto, the adoption of a broader planet definition that includes all dwarf planets, and the chronicling of worldwide efforts toward these goals.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Scientific American's Steve Mirsky and Dr. Ken Croswell: Pluto should be reinstated

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/pluto-bids-to-get-back-planetary-status1/?nocache=1#postcomment

Laurel Kornfeld at 10:47 PM No comments:

Friday, May 23, 2014

Vote for Pluto as a Full-Fledged Planet!

Pluto supporters, please take part in this poll, and vote for Pluto as a full-fledged planet!

http://www.space.com/16534-poll-pluto-dwarf-planet-status.html

Laurel Kornfeld at 9:59 PM 1 comment:

Friday, May 9, 2014

New Horizons: Updates From the April 2014 Science Team Meeting | The Planetary Society

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Pluto may be wearing a dark belt of moon dust - space - 01 May 2014 - New Scientist

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Laurel Kornfeld: I am a freelance writer and community activist who has worked on many progressive and Democratic political campaigns over the last 25 plus years and a lifelong resident of Highland Park, NJ. I have a BA in Journalism from Rutgers University, an MA in Middle East Studies from Harvard University, and an MEd in English Education from Rutgers Graduate School of Education. An enthusiastic amateur astronomer, I have just completed Swinburne University Astronomy Online's Graduate Certificate of Science in astronomy and am pursuing a Masters of Science in astronomy at Swinburne. I am also an actress with experience in theatre and film and have written a full length play. I am currently working full time on a book "The Little Planet That Would Not Die: Pluto's Story."

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