Discovered because of a mistake, Pluto was a planet that turned out not to be a planet at all, thanks to a still-disputed decision made in 2006. Join us for an engrossing tale of the ups and downs of Pluto, its strange appeal, the reasons behind its demotion, and the reasons why it should be set back in the planetary pantheon. Alan Boyle is msnbc.com’s science editor and the creator of Cosmic Log and a Plutophile. Boyle is the recipient of AAAS Science Journalism Award, Science in Society Award and the National Academies Communication Award.
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09Jan
Posted by Pluto @ 12:00 am
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2 Responses
January 9th, 2012 at 12:00 am
He definitely does!?
January 9th, 2012 at 12:00 am
But Pluto is a planet, and? Alan Boyle does a great job making the case for its planet status.