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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…

3 min readApr 12, 2023

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New Horizons Should Remain a Planetary Mission

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Laurel Kornfeld

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…

7 min readOct 15, 2022

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Laurel Kornfeld

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…

3 min readDec 24, 2021

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Laurel Kornfeld

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

“Dark ruled the Earth, and death has reigned,

3 min readDec 21, 2020

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

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Laurel Kornfeld

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…

7 min readSep 4, 2020

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Laurel Kornfeld

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…

8 min readMar 1, 2019

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

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Laurel Kornfeld

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.

6 min readDec 28, 2018

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Revisiting the definition of a planet

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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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