Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
A talk on Death By Black Hole and Asteroid Apophis which touches on a variety of issues in astrophysics and space exploration.
Tags: solar system, the pluto files, asteroids, debate
A talk on Death By Black Hole and Asteroid Apophis which touches on a variety of issues in astrophysics and space exploration.
Tags: asteroids, commonwealth club, solar system, Tyson
A talk on Death By Black Hole and Asteroid Apophis which touches on a variety of issues in astrophysics and space exploration.
Tags: asteroids, Neil degrasse, science, Tyson
Neil degrasse Tyson, the bestselling author and director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium, chronicles America’s irrational love affair with Pluto, man’s best celestial friend. In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. It is a wonder Pluto has any fans, yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, people rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. Pluto is entrenched in the American cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos and Neil degrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why. Only Tyson can tell this story: he was involved in the first exhibition to demote Pluto and consequently, Pluto lovers have freely shared their opinions with him. In his typically witty way, Tyson explores the history of planet classification and America’s obsession with the ‘planet’ that has recently been judged a dwarf.
Tags: plutoids, Kuiper Belt, stars, dwarf planet
While speaking at The Commonwealth Club about his role in demoting Pluto from the status of a planet, the great astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked by moderator (and “Eye on the Bay” host) Brian Hackney about an earlier position he had taken in a book, wherein he “argued” that Pluto is, indeed a planet.
Tags: planet, Tyson, science, john zipperer