edkyle99 - 6/9/2006 9:49 PMWell, he seems to be speaking for the entire project, not just for himself, when he writes: "The New Horizons project, like a growing number of the public, and many hundreds if now thousands of professional research astronomers and planetary scientists, will not recognize the IAU's planet definition resolution of Aug. 24, 2006." - Ed Kyle
edkyle99 - 6/9/2006 8:47 PMThe International Astronomical Union (IAU), which was founded in 1919 (40 years before NASA, BTW), "serves as the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and any surface features on them". - Ed Kyle
rdale - 6/9/2006 9:00 PMI'm not sure I understand... Are you saying he is NOT allowed to have an opinion on the matter because he works for NASA?You might check any space-related website, he is not the only one questioning the IAU decision.
rdale - 6/9/2006 11:27 PMI'd suggest perusing some space websites, it's clear that the IAU decision is far from finished. - Rob
rdale - 7/9/2006 6:22 AM"Like this one from NASA?"No, I'm saying ones where people discuss things. Like a forum. Kind of like this website. But focused on astrononomy. Shouldn't be too hard for you to find one. And then you'll know what we are all talking about.