Pluto & Charon from New Horizons

[Rogue]

Pluto comes into focus
We are all about to see Pluto like never before, thanks to NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

By Claudine Ryan, Matthew Liddy, Ash Kyd and Ben Spraggon

Did you know that until very recently, the best images we had of Pluto were just a few pixels in size? That's right: those pictures you have in your head of what Pluto looks like are mere artists' impressions.

But that's all about to change.

"Nothing like this has been done in a quarter century and nothing like this is planned by any space agency ever again."
Alan Stern, NASA

A piano-sized spacecraft named New Horizons is due to whiz past the icy dwarf planet at the far edge of our solar system on July 14, after a journey of more than nine years and 5 billion kilometres.

Full amazing story and what you can expect to see after next weeks  Flyby>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-09/pluto-comes-into-focus/6566818

Very exciting!

[Rogue]

Interesting site..

New Horizons: NASA'S Mission to Pluto
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/

[Rogue]

Okay one more for luck.. from NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

[Kaere]

Wow, thanks for all this

[Agartha]

Wow! I can't wait to see clear pictures of Pluto! The Jupiter ones taken by New Horizons are amazing.... and we have never seen Pluto properly... I do expect to see swimming pools and pyramids! lol

[Rockhopper]

Wonderful technology. The New Horizon is the fastest satellite, it's travelling at 36,000 mph!

Ta Roggie!

Tim.

[Quietstorm]

So exciting!

[Rogue]

It really is, though I think its going to take some time to download all the vision from out Pluto way.

[Rogue]

NASA Releases Last Image Of Pluto's Far Side Ahead Of Upcoming Flyby

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/12/nasa-pluto-photo_n_7780558.html

[Kaere]

Amazing

[Lenzabi]

More tantalizing details as it flies by. Can't wait to see what other images they get.

[Quietstorm]

Just 7 more hours

[Rogue]

The Pluto-bound probe will zoom past the dwarf planet, making its closest approach on Tuesday at 7:49 a.m. EDT -- and it will offer the first-ever up-close glimpse of our solar system's beloved Pluto.

You can watch a live countdown to the closest approach and a discussion of the historic event on a NASA TV livestream on link below.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/13/new-horizons-closest-approach-pluto-video_n_7776262.html

[Kaere]

Amazing! That one shot, the ice (I'm guessing it's ice) is sorta in the shape of a heart

[Rogue]

It looks like ice, but I'm not so sure it would be.

[Kaere]

Yeah, exactly. Frozen something, maybe? But what is that something... and maybe it's not frozen! Hmmm... well, whatever, the white part looks interesting to me lol

[Rogue]

[Kaere]

*clappity*

[Agartha]

Oh gawd...... hahaha

I just saw the latest Pluto pic and it's amazing!!!!! Another reddish planet!

They are now waiting to see if New Horizon has survived being so close to the dwarf planet, the spacecraft should send a signal again Wednesday 2am Uk time.. fingers crossed it's fine!!

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/14/nasas-new-horizons-probe-makes-pluto-flyby-nine-years-after-leaving-earth

[Kaere]

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