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New Horizons Should Remain a Planetary Mission

A little-known proposal is threatening the future of NASA’s New Horizons mission, and for reasons unknown, the space press has not reported…

Apr 12, 2023

New Horizons Should Remain a Planetary Mission

Apr 12, 2023

18 Years Later, Proposed Change to IAU Planet Definition is Not the Answer

It isn’t, as the Celestron website one-sidedly states on its page about observing Pluto, a “fun holiday to celebrate.” What today is is the…

Aug 24

18 Years Later, Proposed Change to IAU Planet Definition is Not the Answer

Aug 24

Why Space.com Article is Wrong about Pluto’s Planet Status

Space.com is usually a very credible information site about all matters space and astronomy, which is why its October 23, 2022 article…

Oct 15, 2022

Oct 15, 2022

Astronomers Complain about Annual Coal Dump

In 2006, they voted for what they believed was a scientifically sound planet definition. And every Christmas morning since that vote, they…

Dec 24, 2021

Dec 24, 2021

The Winter Solstice: “From out the womb of night is birthed the Infant Light”

“Dark ruled the Earth, and death has reigned,

Dec 21, 2020

The Winter Solstice: “From out the womb of night is birthed the Infant Light”

Dec 21, 2020

What Really Makes A Planet? Lessons Not Learned 14 Years after Pluto’s Demotion

Ethan Siegel’s September 2, 2020, Forbes article, “What Makes a Planet: Lessons Learned 14 Years after Pluto’s Demotion” ironically…

Sep 4, 2020

Sep 4, 2020

Planet Pluto at 89: Biased IAU Documents Reveal Depth of Denial

February 18, 2019, marked the 89th anniversary of Pluto’s amazing discovery by 24-year-old Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in…

Mar 1, 2019

Planet Pluto at 89: Biased IAU Documents Reveal Depth of Denial

Mar 1, 2019

Revisiting the definition of a planet

This guest blog was published on the website of Astronomy magazine in response to an opinion piece recently published on Forbes.com.

Dec 28, 2018

Revisiting the definition of a planet

Dec 28, 2018

Laurel Kornfeld

Laurel Kornfeld

I am a freelance writer, actress, amateur astronomer, and progressive activist as well as a strong advocate of Pluto's planet status.

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