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Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:04 pm to Numberwang
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Meh, its ok, but Earth is way better
Check your earth privilege, shitelord.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 4:26 pm to five_fivesix
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Not a planet, my arse!
Alaska and Pluto on the same scale
Posted on 7/14/15 at 4:31 pm to Rebel Land Shark
In fairness, because of scale modeling, the majority of people don't realize how completely fricking enormous Alaska is. You'd be better to just show it compared to the scale of the United States. Closer in size.
But I get your point.
And yes it's a planet.
But I get your point.
And yes it's a planet.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 4:44 pm to Rebel Land Shark
same climate, too
Posted on 7/14/15 at 4:44 pm to Stacked
I wish it was closer, so we could use it for fossil fuel or really high orbit nuclear weapons testing.
Pluto is the freebee. We should frick it up for no reason. Hotel rental car style..
Pluto is the freebee. We should frick it up for no reason. Hotel rental car style..
Posted on 7/14/15 at 5:34 pm to Stacked
Pluto, bloopo. What a waste of money.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 6:30 pm to Hardy_Har
The Kuiper Belt is loaded with interesting bodies. There's one, Eris, that's actually bigger than Pluto. That's one of the reasons Pluto was downgraded from planet status. If we call it a planet then we have to include many Kuiper Belt bodies, too.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 6:49 pm to beejon
quote:We should put more money into space exploration.
Pluto, bloopo. What a waste of money.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 7:22 pm to Numberwang
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Meh, its ok, but Earth is way better.
Have you BEEN to Pluto this time of year? Huh? Have you?!
Bet it's BEAUTIFUL
Posted on 7/14/15 at 7:27 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:I used to. Now that I'm in an astronomy class, astronomy can go frick itself.
I love astronomy.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 7:52 pm to LewDawg
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I used to. Now that I'm in an astronomy class, astronomy can go frick itself.
Yeah, I enjoyed astronomy as well before taking it as an undergrad.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 8:10 pm to Rebel Land Shark
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 8:25 pm to vengeanceofrain
NYT Science ?@NYTScience 21m21 minutes ago
Mission controllers received confirmation that the spacecraft performed its tasks. Tomorrow we’ll get the best photo of Pluto in history.
Mission controllers received confirmation that the spacecraft performed its tasks. Tomorrow we’ll get the best photo of Pluto in history.
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 8:40 pm to pvilleguru
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Tomorrow we’ll get the best photo of Pluto in history.
Could anything be less important?
Posted on 7/14/15 at 8:45 pm to beejon
There's not many things I care more about on the world stage right now than this. I'd rather see more pictures of Charon than hear about nuclear capabilities in the middle east.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 9:01 pm to pvilleguru
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On Monday, NASA said information from New Horizons revealed Pluto is 1,473 miles in diameter -- larger than what scientists previously believed.
"The size of Pluto has been debated since its discovery in 1930. We are excited to finally lay this question to rest," mission scientist Bill McKinnon said in a statement.
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New Horizons spotted a love note from Pluto, capturing an image of a bright heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet's surface. What makes the discovery especially intriguing for scientists is the interior of the heart shows no clear signs of craters, meaning its likely a younger geological area.
The heart is estimated to be 1,000-miles wide and was first spotted when New Horizons was 5 million miles away.
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New Horizons learned on its approach Pluto's largest moon, the Texas-sized Charon, has a mysterious dark region at its pole, acting as an anti-polar cap.
"The unambiguous detection of bright and dark terrain units on both Pluto and Charon indicates a wide range of diverse landscapes across the pair," Jeff Moore, a science team co-investigator, said in a NASA interview.
Pluto and Charon have long been a curiosity to astronomers who hope to learn even more about their relationship and differences form today's flyby. Pluto and Charon orbit the same center of gravity, doing a sort of gravitational dance.
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 9:03 pm to Alahunter
Clyde Tombaugh is finally getting to visit the speck of light he spotted at the edge of the solar system in 1930.
New Horizons has been carrying science instruments on its 3 billion mile, nine-and-a-half year journey to Pluto, and an ounce of the astronomer's ashes have also been along for the ride.
The aluminum capsule carrying the remains of Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto while working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, is inscribed:
"Interned herein are remains of American Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto and the solar system's 'third zone.' Adelle and Muron's boy, Patricia's husband, Annette and Alden's father, astronomer, teacher, punster, and friend: Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)"
New Horizons has been carrying science instruments on its 3 billion mile, nine-and-a-half year journey to Pluto, and an ounce of the astronomer's ashes have also been along for the ride.
The aluminum capsule carrying the remains of Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto while working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, is inscribed:
"Interned herein are remains of American Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto and the solar system's 'third zone.' Adelle and Muron's boy, Patricia's husband, Annette and Alden's father, astronomer, teacher, punster, and friend: Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)"
Posted on 7/14/15 at 9:06 pm to Alahunter
Pretty interested in finding out about Pluto's atmosphere.
Wonder which object they will send it toward next. They have two options. One with a 100% chance to make it, and one with a 97% change.
Would also be cool if they found another moon or two.
Wonder which object they will send it toward next. They have two options. One with a 100% chance to make it, and one with a 97% change.
Would also be cool if they found another moon or two.
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