It ’s been a crazy calendar week learning about Pluto as the New Horizons spacecraft makes the first - ever close encounter with the dwarf planet . unite us as we live - web log the very first science answer as the mission team reports back after closest coming .
On Monday , we confirm that Pluto really is the big gnome planet and the uncontested King of the Kuiper Belt , that it has a northern deoxyephedrine cap of methane and nitrogen , and that for reasonableness we do n’t yet sympathize , nitrogen from its atmosphere is elude deep into outer space . Read more about these result here .
On Tuesday , we beat our first flavour at the surface composition , and start to delve into what ’s go on with that dark jacket crown on Charon ’s northerly pole . Read more about those resultant role here .
Now we ’re getting back the very first skill results after New Horizon ’s nigh aproach on its flyby past Pluto , Charon , and all the little moons . Join Gizmodo ’s Maddie Stone and io9 ’s Mika McKinnon as they account live onthe New Horizons public press briefingabout everything we ’re study about the unbelievable , distant reaches of our solar system :
The lively blog is now utter . You an learn first elaborate look at the small moon Hydra here , a glimpse into the crazy activity of Charon here , and we ’ll get back to you about PLUTO BEING AN ACTIVE WORLD , WHAT IS GOING ON ? ! a bit later once we get over our general land of blow and bewilderment . Update : Pluto , I have sex you and I really , really , really do n’t sympathise .
Top range : New Horizons Principle Investigator Alan Stern has the “ Fuck yeah ! ” triumph strut down perfectly . Credit : NASA / Bill Ingalls
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