SOFIA Captures Pluto Occultation
It is no easy task to capture the shadow of Pluto as it travels across the surface of Earth at more than 53,000 mph—but that is exactly what NASA scientists …
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Cosmic Queries – Why is Pluto Not a Planet?
Nigel Goes to Space Join Nigel as he takes you on his journey to the stars and beyond! Subscribe to Naked Science – Pluto is a dwarf planet in the …
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What Does It Take to Be a Planet and Why Doesn’t Pluto Belong?
As of 2006, there are three criteria a celestial body has to meet to be considered a planet. Pluto meets two of them. So what was the real reason Pluto …
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A new NASA video shows Pluto in exquisite detail
The New Horizons spacecraft traveled more than 3 billion miles to reach Pluto. Scientists at NASA have used the mission data to create flyovers that are even closer than the …
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This week’s best images of Pluto and its moons Hydra and Nix Arrived
NASA released another round of amazing Pluto images this week taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. We now have closeups of Pluto’s smaller moons Nix and Hydra, as well as …
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The New Horizons crew sees a high-resolution photo of Pluto for the very first time | Mashable
NASA on Tuesday morning released one of the first images of Pluto as its New Horizons spacecraft makes its closest approach to our far-flung celestial cousin. LIKE us on FACEBOOK: …
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Pluto Through Stained Glass: A Movie from the Edge of the Solar System
This colorful movie drifting across Pluto by was recorded by New Horizons’ LEISA infrared imaging spectrometer during the July 14 closest approach. The discovery of water ice on Pluto was …
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New Horizons Flyover of Pluto
Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer spectacular new perspectives of the many …
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New Horizons: New Best View of Pluto, Image Very Nice
Vast blocks of ice, dramatic craters and strange patterns on the surface: Stunning new images reveal Pluto’s ‘badlands’ in unprecedented detail Latest pictures are part of a sequence taken 15 …
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New Horizons Nine Year Journey to Pluto
New Horizons snapped close up photos of Pluto on July 14th, 2015, more than nine years since it first launched into space. Here’s a timeline of the probes path to …
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