“We're just learning that a lot of planets are small planets, and we didn't know that before, fact is, in planetary science, objects such as Pluto and the other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt are considered planets and called planets in everyday discourse in scientific meetings.”
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Alan Stern
Alan Stern is a renowned scientist born on November 22, 1957. He has made significant contributions to planetary science, particularly in the exploration of planets and moons in our solar system. Stern has played key roles in multiple NASA missions, including the New Horizons mission, which successfully flew by Pluto in 2015, providing valuable insights into this distant planet. more