Pluto
Chaos Reigns At Pluto’s Moons
Simulation of Pluto's moon Nix sped up so that one orbit takes 2 seconds instead of 25 days. Wobbling and…
The Dwarf Planet Eris
Eris is the largest dwarf planet in the Solar System, and the ninth largest body orbiting our Sun. Sometimes referred…
Be Part of the First Mission to Pluto with the Free Interactive ‘Pluto Safari’ App
If you’re like us, you’ve been following the news closely as the New Horizons mission speeds towards Pluto. Want to…
Pluto Reveals Many New Details In Latest Images
Hey Pluto, it's great to see your face! Since sending its last batch of images in April, NASA's New Horizons probe lopped…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 1, 2015: Prof. Coel Hellier, WASP & SuperWASP
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Prof. Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics at Keele University, UK, to talk about WASP…
New Horizons, Approaching Pluto, Detects Signs of Polar Caps
The latest set of images from the long range imager, LORRI, on New Horizons now reveals surface features. At a…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 17, 2015: Amy Shira Teitel and “Breaking the Chains of Gravity”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Amy Shira Teitel (@astVintageSpace) discussing space history and her new book Breaking the Chains…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 27, 2015: Dark Matter Galaxy “X” with Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Lead Investigator for team that may have discovered Dark Matter Galaxy…
How Long Does It Take to Get to Pluto?
It's a long way out to the dwarf planet Pluto. So, just how fast could we get there? Pluto, the…
How Far Back Are We Looking in Time?
When we look out into space, we're also looking back into time. Just how far back can we see? The…