Pluto still lingers on

A great Blog piece from the New York Times recounts the story of how Neil deGrasse Tyson became the #1 Pluto hater. First off, I think Pluto is not a planet in the sense that the Earth and Jupiter are planets, but I also do not think it is insignificant. One thing I do know is that I am not an astronomer, and my opinion makes no difference on the matter. A lot of people do not feel the way I do, and after the article “Pluto’s Not a Planet? Only in New York” appeared, Dr. Tyson was inundated with hate male from elementary school students to jet propulsion lab physicists. One lonely NYT reporter takes claim, Kenneth Chang, and he writes about as a guest blogger in the Tierner Blog. Read on, it's pretty cool.

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Also, Dr. Tyson has a new book out about the matter. I am definitely going to read this one.