The announcement by Caltech astronomers of evidence of a giant planet lurking in the outskirts of the solar system has re-ignited the discussion about the existence of planets beyond Neptune. We could be on the verge of confirming ...
Space Exploration
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The New Horizons spacecraft completed its 3 billion mile journey to Pluto in July and the discoveries continue to pour in every week as NASA scientists receive and analyze data and images from the flyby. It will be another ...
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2015
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Researchers propose an ammonia-water slurry as the basis for Pluto's newly discovered geologic activity and possible volcanism, and offer a new method to predict planetary vigor.
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2015
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The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object in its sights.
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2015
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We are in the midst of a "Mars moment." This fall, the Matt Damon film, "The Martian," a story about a stranded astronaut who must learn to survive on Mars, grossed a whopping $55 million at the box office in its opening ...
Engineering
Oct 16, 2015
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Pluto has blue skies and patches of frozen water, according to the latest data out Thursday from NASA's unmanned New Horizons probe, which made a historic flyby of the dwarf planet in July.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2015
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The newest pictures of Pluto are so up-close and personal that the mission's top scientist says it "makes you feel you are there."
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2015
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(Phys.org)—NASA's New Horizons mission, as the name suggests, is all about broadening our scientific horizons. The spacecraft, visiting the unexplored world of dwarf planet Pluto and its moons, continues to deliver more ...
On June 3, 2015, more than a month before New Horizons, flying faster than speeding bullet, reached its rendezvous with the Pluto system, an astronomer at the Southwest Research Institute who is also a space artist posted ...
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2015
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Pluto wears its heart on its sleeve, and that has scientists gleaning intriguing new facts about its geology and climate. Recent data from NASA's New Horizons probe—which passed within 7,800 miles of the surface on July ...
Space Exploration
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