Pluto
The Car Alan Stern Drove to Pluto
Many of the rocket and space flight enthusiasts I know are also car buffs. If you fit into that category,…
Colonizing the Outer Solar System
This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 18, 2016: Dr. Jason Wright and Tabby’s Star
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Jason Wright is Professor in Penn State University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.…
Pluto Has a Subsurface ‘Antifreeze’ Ocean
The evidence keeps growing for a large subsurface ocean at Pluto, which also provides clues how the iconic ‘heart’ of…
It Took 15 Months, but all of New Horizons’ Data Has Finally Been Downloaded
Finally, the New Horizons team has their entire “pot of gold.” 15 months after the mission’s flyby of the Pluto…
Latest Results from New Horizons: Clouds on Pluto, Landslides on Charon
By the end of this week, all the data gathered by the New Horizons spacecraft during its July 2015 flyby…
A New Dwarf Planet Joins The Solar System Family
Relying on data collected by the Dark Energy Survey, astronomers have found evidence of a new dwarf planet that is…
More than 100 km of Liquid Water Beneath Pluto’s Surface
What lies beneath Pluto’s icy heart? New research indicates there could be a salty “Dead Sea”-like ocean more than 100…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 16, 2016: Universe Sandbox
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guests: This week's guests will be the Universe Sandbox Developers Dan Dixon (Project Lead &…
New Horizons Spies Pluto’s Neighbor Quaoar
Now more than a year after its historic flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft continues to speed through the…