NASA Is About To Fly By Pluto For The First Time Ever

[Jazzy]

On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its five known moons. This will provide us with the best data on the dwarf planet in human history. The New York Times discusses the history of making this flyby happen.

I hope the flyby is successful.

 

[Smiley]

I just hope the spacecraft won't hit Ur-anus.

 

[Webster]

I just hope the spacecraft won't hit Ur-anus.

*deadpans* Or Galt's Gulch for that matter...

 

[Smiley]

You seem to deadpan quite often, if I may notice.

 

[Webster]

You seem to deadpan quite often, if I may notice.

Its' a good way, Smiley, to get a point across w/out being disparaging....its' also a good way to crack at someone w/out directly doing so.

 

[Smiley]

Aha. I see. Well, let's just hope the little spacecraft won't hit that Galt's Gulch of yours.

 

[Webster]

Aha. I see. Well, let's just hope the little spacecraft won't hit that Galt's Gulch of yours.

Nah, that's @Liberty 's Galt Gulch I was referring to...

 

[Smiley]

Uh-oh...

/me makes a strategic retreat before getting caught in the crossfire

Ur-aaanuuus, here I cooomeee...

 

[Webster]

Uh-oh...

/me makes a strategic retreat before getting caught in the crossfire

Ur-aaanuuus, here I cooomeee...

 

[Webster]

Digg: Everything You Need To Know About New Horizons' Flyby Of Pluto

Tomorrow morning at 7:49 am ET, NASA's New Horizons probe will zoom past Pluto, the first time the former planet (and current dwarf-planet) has ever been visited by spacecraft. The probe has already sent back the first images of the tiny planet, which turned out to not be the color we expected it to be.

But NASA has kindly put together an app that will allow us to follow along with a live simulation. You'll have to download and install the app, but hey, how often is this kind of thing going to happen in your lifetime? NASA TV will also host a live-countdown on UStream, starting at 7:30 am ET tomorrow.

-Read more: http://digg.com/2015/pluto-flyby-live-stories

 

[DrLeftover]

Looks like a planet to me.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mankind’s first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint Wednesday: The pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and canyons on its big moon Charon that appear deeper than those on Earth.

http://nypost.com/2015/07/15/first-close-up-pics-of-pluto-reveal-astounding-discovery/