Pluto
PodcAstroholic – Why Is Pluto Not A Planet?
In this PodcAstroholic we answer the question “Why is Pluto not a planet?” Longer discussion in the vlog
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Astronomy
New Horizon is now en-route for next target.
New Horizon has completed the four maneuvers necessary to direct it to its next target. New Horizons is approximately 120 million kilometres beyond Pluto (which it approached on the 14th of July) and 5.08 billion kilometers from Earth. The maneuvers will change New Horizons’ trajectory by approxi...
AstroNews
Everything you need to know about Pluto before the New Horizon fly-by
Pluto, not to be confused with Micky Mouse’s dog, is going to be in the news a lot soon, as we are finally going to take a closer look to the elusive dwarf planet. Pluto Stats: Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on the 18th of February 1930, it is smaller than our Moon with a 1184 […]
Asteroid
4 astronomical dates to look forward to in 2015
6th of March – Dawn arrives at Ceres. The space probe Dawn, which recently took some stunning pictures of the asteroid Vesta, will encounter Ceres in March. Ceres is the largest object in the Asteroid Belt and the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system. It has a diameter of 950 km and a […]
AstroNews
Pluto? Not a Planet
Pluto is still not officially a planet. No matter what most people think, both scientist and non, until the International Astronomical Union has a vote, Pluto remains a dwarf planet.