Saturday, July 18, 2015

Pluto sends us its love

That we are still exploring objects in our solar system for the first time with robotic probes is an amazing part of human history, so for it to be occurring during our lifetimes is especially special. Pluto didn't fail to disappoint, and revealed a huge and characteristic heart-shaped feature over 1000 miles across.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Pluto and Charon fly by today!

The New Horizons probe will whiz past the Pluto system today. Amazing!

Monday, May 25, 2015