Tag: Pluto
Collision in space: How Pluto got its heart – Knowledge
The huge bright heart on Pluto’s surface is probably the result of a collision with a chunk of ice. This is the result of simulations by an international research group.…
Ice planet at the edge of the solar system: Is there another planet?
The as yet undiscovered celestial body could be one and a half to three times as heavy as Earth. According to a Japanese research duo, it would be icy cold.…
AstroGeo Podcast: Pluto, a heart and four flavors of ice cream » AstroGeo » SciLogs
Pluto is a popular world. Ever since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft swept past the dwarf planet on July 14, 2015, many people’s hearts have flocked to it. It was found……
30 years of discovery from 1992 QB1 – The beginning of the end of the planet Pluto
Within four hours, 1992 QB1 has moved significantly against the background of stars (NTT/ESO) 30 years ago, a telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii discovered an asteroid orbiting the sun…
Amazing dwarf planet – Pluto and the ice volcanoes
Apparently there are several ice volcanoes on the dwarf planet Pluto that change the surface (NASA) Many had expected Pluto to be a world frozen in icy cold — after…
Pluto and its moon Charon: where the red spot comes from – Knowledge
The validity of the saying “All cats are gray at night” can be confirmed by astronomers, especially when studying celestial bodies in the outer solar system. They are all the…
Novel ice volcanoes on Pluto – dwarf planet could exhibit a form of cryovolcanism unique in the solar system
Unique phenomenon: Analysis of data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft suggests a never-before-seen form of ice volcanism may be occurring on the dwarf planet Pluto. Slowly escaping, viscous water ice…
Novel ice volcanoes on Pluto – dwarf planet could exhibit a form of cryovolcanism unique in the solar system
Unique phenomenon: Analysis of data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft suggests a never-before-seen form of ice volcanism may be occurring on the dwarf planet Pluto. Slowly escaping, viscous water ice…
Space travel: Images from the “New Horizons” probe show ice volcanoes on Pluto
On the dwarf planet Pluto there are ice volcanoes up to seven kilometers high, which were probably or even are active until very recently. This is the conclusion reached by…
Why Some Astronomers Want To Recall Pluto “Planet” – Knowledge
“Every Sunday my father explains to me our nine …” – stop, it’s wrong. The donkey bridge to memorize the planets of the solar system no longer ends with “nine…