Tag Archives: New Horizons

Not Just An Ice Block: The Changing Face Of Pluto

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Pluto has been revealed to be more dynamic than previously thought. New images, taken with Hubble’s revived Advanced Camera for Survey’s High Resolution Camera, reveal changing surface features where the changes are likely caused by ice sublimiating at the poles of the dwarf planet and then redistributing to other parts of the surface. The color […] Continue reading →

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The GeekDad Space Report for January 4, 2010

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Brian-McLaughlin

Happy 2010 everyone! This week’s report is the first for a year in which Sir Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a return mission to a Jovian orbit. No human missions to Jupiter on the books for the year but we will try and keep you up to date on space related activities.
The one launch scheduled […] Continue reading →

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