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.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Movie shows close-up of Pluto’s varied surface; unusual fretted terrain discovered

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart | 360 VR Video | The New York Times

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Good Article on the State of the Pluto Planet Debate

This is a good article that presents both sides of the planet debate with up to date information, including quotes from Alan Stern. Check out the comments too!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/01/2006-space-oddity-pluto-debate-row#comment-73542537

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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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