As the world looks on at the devastation to Japan from the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Friday, the latest news concerns the possible meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that was damage during the resulting tsunamis and aftershocks that were a result of the worst disaster to hit [...]

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a famous astrophysicist and TV personality. He is notable for his stance to move Pluto to “dwarf planet” status. Tyson has served on a number of astronomy commissions and is the director of the Hayden Planetarium. He also hosts PBS’s NOVA scienceNOW.

Celestial bodies in our Solar System are defined by a number of parameters. These establish their classification. The location of the bodies generally establish their makeup and size, and determine if they are planets, dwarf planets, asteroids or other celestial bodies.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a famous astrophysicist and TV personality. He is notable for his stance to move Pluto to “dwarf planet” status. Tyson has served on a number of astronomy commissions and is the director of the Hayden Planetarium. He also hosts PBS’s NOVA scienceNOW.

Dr. Carolyn Porco is an imaging scientist famous for working on the Voyager and Cassini missions to Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. She is also in charge of the upcoming New Horizons imaging mission to Pluto and Kuiper Belt.