tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post5430481024507568846..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: One day we will take Pluto back...Salman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-48163765953758854602010-03-04T00:20:28.446-05:002010-03-04T00:20:28.446-05:00On this, I agree with Tyson as he has some rationa...On this, I agree with Tyson as he has some rational reasons for this demotion. His paper/essay "Pluto files" is an interesting read.Atif Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137026009148344854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-35402185062264350392010-03-03T01:19:58.692-05:002010-03-03T01:19:58.692-05:00Pluto is still a planet, and the ultimate decision...Pluto is still a planet, and the ultimate decision on this may not be up to the IAU. The IAU has 10,000 members, but only 424 voted on the controversial demotion, most of whom are not planetary scientists. The IAU allows no absentee voting, so anyone not present on the last day of the two-week 2006 conference had no say in the matter. Their decision was immediately rejected by hundreds of professional astronomers in a formal petition led by New Horizons Principal Investigator Dr. Alan Stern. The IAU compounded their blunder by adamantly refusing to reopen discussion on this issue at its 2009 General Assembly in spite of requests by many astronomers to revisit the issue.<br /><br />Find out more about efforts to reinstate Pluto at my Pluto Blog, http://laurele.livejournal.com<br /><br />If the IAU admits this issue needs revisiting, I hope more than 600 members take part, and that electronic voting is allowed for those who cannot be there in person. However, many planetary scientists are not members of the IAU at all. Shouldn't they have a say in the matter? Ultimately, the issue is who decides?Laurel Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387883186244337619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-63435385488416380452010-03-02T23:30:05.502-05:002010-03-02T23:30:05.502-05:00Atif,
It may not be playable outside of US. Sorry...Atif,<br /><br />It may not be playable outside of US. Sorry :(Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-75432368357955924372010-03-02T23:05:45.795-05:002010-03-02T23:05:45.795-05:00Can you please check the video. It doesnt seem to ...Can you please check the video. It doesnt seem to play.Atif Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137026009148344854noreply@blogger.com