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New Horizons Is Awake At Pluto The Planets + Pluto!
From: Cstar1
6/5/15
7 Wild Myths About Pluto
Faraway Pluto is difficult to study from Earth, so the dwarf planet has remained largely mysterious to scientists and laypeople alike since its discovery in 1930. But Pluto is about to get its first close-up. On July 14, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will zoom just 7,800 miles (12,500 kilometers) from the dwarf planet, capturing supersharp images of its frigid surface.
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From: Cstar1
6/6/15
Pluto's Moons Are 'Tumbling In Absolute Chaos,' NASA Says
In the NFL, something that behaves like Pluto's football-shaped moons might be called a wobbly duck. NASA simply calls them astonishing. Instead of steadily rotating through their orbits, two of Pluto's moons "wobble unpredictably," the space agency says, citing new analysis of data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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From: Cstar1
6/6/15
NASA releases new interactive widget 'Pluto Time'
NASA has released 'Pluto Time' web-based widget NASA that would provide earthlings a simulation of noon-time sunlight on the dwarf planet. The widget has been served up in advance of the New Horizons spacecraft's Pluto flyby on July 14. The probe will become the first Earth spacecraft to get an up-close view of the Kuiper Belt object.
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From: Cstar1
6/6/15
Rob Drysdale @projmgr Best estimate right now on atmospheric pressure on Pluto is about 10 microBars. Will know exactly from #PlutoFlyBy #NASASocial
From: Cstar1
6/6/15
SPACE NOW@solarviewYesterday's news : Spacenow published in dec 2014 this Pluto/Charon interaction on TWITTER.Now, probe does the same
From: Cstar1
6/6/15
Pluto's atmosphere escaping at a fast rate. Want to understand it as it is similar to Earth's atmosphere formation #PlutoFlyBy #NASASocial
From: Cstar1
6/6/15
Catherine Q. @CatherineQ Spoiler: brighter than you think! RT @ProfAbelMendez How Bright is Daytime on Pluto? http://buff.ly/1dlqUx2
From: Cstar1
6/13/15
NASA's New Horizons space probe nears Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting closer with its rendez-vous with the dwarf planet in the outer parts of our solar system, and NASA released images on Thursday that give a more defined face to Pluto. This video is featured in these articles:
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From: MobyD (Moby46)
6/13/15
That reporter needs to learn to pronounce "Kuiper." It rhymes with "piper." Or maybe he said "Kepler," the wrong astronomer if we're talking about the belt of objects beyond Neptune.
His pronunciation stood out for me because I wasn't sure how Kuiper's name was pronounced until online dictionaries with sound clips came along. I never was much good at interpreting the strange code dictionaries use for showing how words are pronounced.
