Best of NOVA Volume 4, Ep. 8 The Pluto Files

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• Episode 8, "The Pluto Files"
• Synopsis: Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has held a warm place in the public imagination. So, 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-a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students. But what is it about this cold, distant rock that captures so many hearts?
• Original air date: March 2, 2010
• Runtime: 53 minutes
• ASIN: B004DEJASW

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Given that its discovery in 1930, Pluto has held a warm place in the public imagination. So, when the American Museum of All-natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm-a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students. ... But what is it about this cold, distant rock that captures so a large number of hearts?

• Runtime: 53 minutes
• Original air date: March 02, 2010
• Network: PBS

Customer Evaluations

the Pluto files was both entertaining and intellectually enriching. This Nova does an superb job of explaining precisely what the controversy more than Pluto although highlighting the factors or the popularity of the compact icy rock so far away from the sun. Check out this nova, it is particularly intriguing, and will make you smile.