Pluto was discovered in 1930 and classified as the ninth planet orbiting the Sun. In 2005, Pluto was reclassified from 'Planet' to 'Dwarf Planet' because of the discovery of several larger objects in the Kuiper Belt.
On Tuesday 14th July 2015, NASA probe 'New Horizons' arrived at Pluto after a decade long journey from Earth.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 20:34
by SKB
NASA just released this new image of Charon, one of Pluto's 5 moons !
Re: Pluto - Planet or Dwarf Planet ?
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 20:38
by rec
We know so little about the universe, stunning photo
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 20:43
by SKB
A close-up monochrome image of Pluto's surface:
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 20:56
by SKB
Amazing coincidence?!
Re: Pluto
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 21:33
by bobp
Absolutely brilliant.......
Re: Pluto
Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 22:46
by arfah
The truth revealed
Re: Pluto
Posted: 17 Jul 2015, 20:18
by Pseudo
I don't know if anyone here watched Babylon 5, but Pluto looks just like the planet the space station orbited.
EPIC time-lapsed animation of the moon crossing the Earth, as observed from behind the far side of the moon, normally never visible from the Earth's surface. (Btw, EPIC is the name of the satellite!)
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 11:27
by Cooper
Looks just as fake as the moon landings....
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 23:11
by SKB
Nasa expected to announce discovery of flowing water on Mars
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 27 Sep 2015, 23:17
by SKB
A rare combined 'Supermoon' and lunar eclipse will occur tonight, early Monday morning. Maximum eclipse at 03:47 BST.
This won't happen again until 2033! ^ Red Supermoon, tomorrow.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 19:00
by SKB
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars
Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometres) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Dec 2015, 06:42
by SKB
♪ Ground Control To Major Tim....
Major Tim Peake will (hopefully) become Britain's first official astronaut later this morning when he and 2 others will lift off from Baikonur cosmodrome at 11:03AM for eventual rendezvous with the International Space Station. Tim Peake is the UK's first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut.
There have been Britons in space before, but none were "official". Others, such as Helen Sharman (the first Briton in space) were paid for by the Russian Space Agency when her private sponsorship fell through. Other Britons such as Michael Foale, who flew on Mir and the Space Shuttle had to become US citizens to get into space.
According to the British Interplanetary Society, Tim Peake is the seventh British-born person to go into space. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35103788
ITV News report on Tim's day. Prelaunch, launch, docking and boarding the ISS are shown.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 17 Dec 2015, 22:11
by arfah
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Posted: 07 Jan 2016, 17:06
by SKB
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 08 Jan 2016, 16:21
by SKB
ESA - Destination Moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) video showing it future intentions to explore and eventually colonise the moon. Not Mars, which will annoy NASA a bit.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Jan 2016, 16:39
by SKB
Britain's Major Tim Peake has become the first official Briton to do a spacewalk!
(Although Britons with US nationality have already done so previously)
Live:
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 15 Jan 2016, 18:42
by SKB
Tim Peake's spacewalk was abandoned after US astronaut Tim Kopra's space helmet had 15ml of water detected floating around inside it. Both men returned to ISS interior safely.
Re: Space & Spaceflight
Posted: 21 Jan 2016, 00:07
by SKB
Evidence of huge 'ninth planet' found in our solar system!
