The Pluto Files

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When the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students who wrote letters like the one above. But what is it about this cold, distant, icy rock that captures so many hearts? Now, almost 10 years after the news broke on the front page of The New York Times, "Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York," and nearly four years after the IAU (International Astronomical Union) officially reclassified the ninth planet as a plutoid, NOVA travels cross-country with Tyson to find out. Based on Tyson's book of the same name, "The Pluto Files" premieres Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 8pm ET/PT on PBS.

[Conrad]

wow lol

[BRP]

I have come to like Tyson. I am even favoriting some youtube videos. Too bad there isn't a Science Nova Now channel or something for me to follow.

[Alleya]

I will never understand the outrage over pluto.

HOW DARE SCIENCE PROGRESS IN ITS ABILITY TO CLASSIFY ASTRAL BODIES MORE ACCURATELY?

[Meian]

When the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students who wrote letters like the one above. But what is it about this cold, distant, icy rock that captures so many hearts? Now, almost 10 years after the news broke on the front page of The New York Times, "Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York," and nearly four years after the IAU (International Astronomical Union) officially reclassified the ninth planet as a plutoid, NOVA travels cross-country with Tyson to find out. Based on Tyson's book of the same name, "The Pluto Files" premieres Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 8pm ET/PT on PBS.

You mention a letters written by the students, where are they?

Awesome though, I applaud this. Pluto will always be a planet in my heart

[Blarg]

I will never understand the outrage over pluto.

HOW DARE SCIENCE PROGRESS IN ITS ABILITY TO CLASSIFY ASTRAL BODIES MORE ACCURATELY?

YA AND WHY DON'T WE STOP CALLING DOWN SYNDROME KIDS PEOPLE! WHY DO YOU HATE SARA PALIN AND PLUTO SO MUCH??

[Mertron]

pluto will have revenge

[quannum]

all pluto has to do is clear its orbit of debris

[Alleya]

YA AND WHY DON'T WE STOP CALLING DOWN SYNDROME KIDS PEOPLE! WHY DO YOU HATE SARA PALIN AND PLUTO SO MUCH??

I'M ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS

[Blarg]

THAT IS A SURPRISING STATEMENT

[aers]

Watching this now (dvr'd) and its fucking amazing.

Seriously.

[Mizango]

Old, great show, signed book, etc...

[Omniyoji]

Thank goodness they got that on videos.pbs.org! If you missed it clicky ->here<-

[Mizango]

Kick ass Yoji, I was going to try to post a link.

[TheShadyMan]

And now gtfo my spam.

[Woozie]

Pluto will always be a planet in my heart

This.

And this:

pluto will have revenge

[Woozie]

Thank goodness they got that on videos.pbs.org! If you missed it clicky ->here<-

Holy crap, dude. I'm trying to get some homework done. Why would you do that?

Edit: Oh good, the video isn't loading for me.

Edit: @#*$(%* it's working

[quannum]

NDT successfully trolls the cosmetology community for 10 years and counting

[Howard Roark]

I had a board game with the planets on it, no idea the name of it

was fun though -- this ring a bell at all to anyone?



ILU PLUTO

[Rokku]

I had a board game with the planets on it, no idea the name of it

was fun though -- this ring a bell at all to anyone?



ILU PLUTO

Solar Quest.

A couple of kids on my block and I used to play the hell out of that game when we were kids.