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The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet is a book written by the astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson. The book is about Pluto, which was demoted to the status of dwarf planet in August 2006 by the International Astronomical Union, thereby depriving it of its planet-hood.
- Neil De Grasse Tyson
- 2009
Sep 2, 2014 · Immediately, the public, professionals, and press were choosing sides over Pluto's planethood. Pluto is entrenched in our cultural and emotional view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, award-winning author and director of the Rose Center, is on a quest to discover why.
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- Neil De Grasse Tyson
- $15.95
- W. W. Norton & Company
The Pluto Files. Take a cross-country journey with Neil deGrasse Tyson to explore the rise and fall of America's favorite planet.
Jan 19, 2008 · The PBS NOVA documentary The Pluto Files, based on the book, premiered in March 2010. In February 2012, Tyson released his tenth book, containing every thought he has ever had on the past, present, and future of space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier.
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The Pluto Files. The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet. By Neil deGrasse Tyson. Gathered here in one place is a record of Pluto’s rise and fall from planethood, given by way of media accounts, public forums, cartoons, and letters I received from disgruntled school children, their teachers, strongly opinionated adults, and colleagues.
Visit the companion website to the NOVA program The Pluto Files, watch streaming video of the hour-long broadcast episode, learn more about Neil's adventures as he toured the country and...
Mar 2, 2010 · Learn more about Neil's adventures as he toured the country and explored why scientists and schoolkids alike are still debating Pluto.
