The Planets dedication notwithstanding, Imogen Holst "would have been both amused and dismayed by the venture." On 24 August 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined what it means to be a "planet" within the Solar System. This definition excluded Pluto as a planet and added it as a member of the new category of "dwarf planets", along with Eris and Ceres. Following the IAU decision, Kenyon D. Wilson composed a trombone quintet piece titled "Songs of Distant Earth". The title comes from Arthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name. The composition contains five movements, each named after one of the
One of Our Planets Is Missing One of Our Planets Is Missing "One of Our Planets Is Missing" is the third episode of the first season of the animated American science fiction television series "". It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on September 22, 1973, and was written by veteran "" director Marc Daniels. In this episode, the "Enterprise" must contend with a massive space cloud that eats planets, now targeting a Federation colony of over 82 million. On stardate 5371.3, the "Enterprise" encounters a giant cloud that consumes planets that lie in its path. They determine it is heading for Mantilles, home