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The World Will Not End in 2012	Watch	Will the world end in 2012?
American Freethought	Listen	The American Freethought interviews Dr. Tyson and looks at the cosmic dust-up that resulted from the demotion of the planet Pluto to dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union.
Astrophysicist Chronicles the Battle Over Pluto	Listen	NPR's All things Considered interview about the battle over Pluto and its planethood.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Watch	Neil deGrasse Tyson wasn't able to leave the green room until he solved the Rubik's Cube in his gift bag.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Watch	Neil deGrasse Tyson got hate mail from third graders because of Pluto. And, Jon asks, How will we die?
The Brian Lehrer Show	Listen	Interview on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show with reflections on Pluto and the night sky.
Living On Earth: The Pluto Files	Listen	Neil deGrasse Tyson didn't mean to get Pluto demoted from planet status; he just wanted people to think about the solar system differently. But changing the number of planets from nine to eight is just what happened when a debate sparked by the astrophysicist's Hayden Planetarium exhibit—sans Pluto—ended with the re-categorization of the icy rock to dwarf planet status.
Time's Ten Questions	Read	Time magazine interview on Pluto and what determines planethood.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Watch	A discussion of Pluto, Apophis, and life on Mars on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
How Many Planets Do You Want in the Solar System?	Read	Kenneth Chang asks New York Times readers how many planets they want in the Solar System.