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Pluto, once considered the ninth planet of our solar system, has been a topic of intrigue since its reclassification as a ...
Space exploration is not just about pretty pictures, but they do feed the desire to set eyes on other worlds. And a new frontier has opened since a Pluto mission was first floated: exoplanets.
Davis said this exploration could lead to more debate about Pluto's demotion from being a planet, which occurred in 2006. Pluto's orbit is not clear of similar objects, which is one of the ...
Discovering Pluto : exploration at the edge of the solar system / Dale P. Cruikshank and William Sheehan Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details author Cruikshank, Dale P. Sheehan, William ...
According to Stern, over pasta that May evening in 1989, the Pluto Underground kicked off a letter writing campaign to NASA Headquarters that would “raise the flag of Pluto exploration so high ...
Pluto Film has acquired international rights to 'Funeral Casino Blues,' which world premieres in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival.
Pluto: A return to 'raw exploration' ... Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Pluto in 2015 and it is sure to be one of the scientific highlights of the year.
Ted Stryk, Roane State associate professor of philosophy and English, had an asteroid named in his honor upon providing crucial image processing work used in NASA's Pluto exploration. His work was ...
NASA's New Horizons probe is about to lift the veil on Pluto. New Horizons is streaking toward a close flyby on July 14, when it will zoom within just 8,500 miles (13,600 kilometers) of Pluto. The ...
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Pluto stamps have a history. The U.S. Postal Service issued one back in 1991. The 29-cent stamp showed what was thought to be a likeness of Pluto and the words "Pluto Not yet explored".