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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.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

First academic paper presents New Horizons Pluto findings; pits and troughs found on Tombaugh Reggio

From "Spaceflight Insider"

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/solar-system/first-academic-paper-presents-new-horizons-pluto-findings-pits-troughs-found-tombaugh-reggio/

Laurel Kornfeld at 4:06 PM No comments:

Sunday, October 11, 2015

New images of Pluto's moon Charon | Science Wire | EarthSky

Enjoy this informative article and Charon image processing by my friend Andrew Brown!

New images of Pluto's moon Charon | Science Wire | EarthSky

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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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