Exclusive photos: Clouds seen on Pluto for first time, New Scientist “There has been no public mention of the clouds, suggesting that the team isn’t sure about the detection. In […]
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Note to Taxpayers: Go to Pluto; Then Buy Expensive Car
Follow my personal Twitter feed @AlanStern #Follow #Space #Plutoflyby #Astronomy #IFLS pic.twitter.com/WAHfSrnoox — NewHorizons2015 (@NewHorizons2015) January 3, 2016 What a great way to start 2016, my Tesla is on order! […]
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Importance of CRISPR Surpasses Pluto Ballot Stuffing Effort
Making the cut: CRISPR genome-editing technology shows its power, Science “[CRISPR] was conceived after a yogurt company in 2007 identified an unexpected defense mechanism that its bacteria use to fight […]
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The Real Origin Of Some Notable Pluto Nomenclature
Keith’s note: On 10 January 2008 Sir Edmund Hillary, one of two humans to first stand atop Mt. Everest died. I sent Alan Stern, then AA for NASA’s Science Mission […]
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Mountaineering on Pluto
You know that you truly have high res planet pics when you can use them to plan a mountain ascent – by foot #NASA pic.twitter.com/FNdk0zeNKN — plutotoday (@plutotoday) December 5, […]
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NASA SMD Manages To Fumble Amazing Science News – Again
More Strange Things On and Around Pluto “From possible ice volcanoes to twirling moons, NASA’s New Horizons science team is discussing more than 50 exciting discoveries about Pluto at this […]
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Pluto: Mixed Messages and Stunning Imagery
Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto, NASA “The first color images of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the hazes are blue.” […]
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More New Horizons Nomenclature Food Fights
Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps, GeekWire “Some of the best-known names on Pluto ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary […]
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Smoke and Mirrors and New Horizons 2
Second Horizon, Space Review “The New Horizons 2 proposal was an effort to gain approval for a mission that was not recommended by the planetary science decadal survey or any […]
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More Planetary Science Trash Talking
Pluto’s dwarf planet status is ‘bulls—,’ says lead scientist of NASA mission, Business Insider “The mission to Pluto was meant to complete the exploration of the planets in the Solar […]