I am still focused on space and science research to help gain an understanding toward possible teachable concepts.
I was glad to see Pluto in the news, since it has been down-sized lately.
I had no idea NASA is trying to land on Pluto! Travel around it and take photos, yes, but actually landing and exploring is news to me. I want to know why spend money and time on this project? What could possible be so great about Pluto in relationship to science?
Could Pluto’s smooth flat icy surface offer great scientific answers because it may possibly contains an ocean habitat similar to earth under all the ice?
Could Pluto’s ocean depth be more like the Antarctic and Arctic habitats teeming with marine life then possibly imagined?
NASA’s new Horizons is the fastest spacecraft ever launched and has covered about 500 million miles since January 2006 when it was launched. It can accelerate about 52.000 mph and reached Jupiter’s solar system faster than previous spacecraft. By using Jupiter’s massive gravity to pick up speed New Horizon successfully completed a fly by on its way to Pluto as reported February 28th to gather data about the atmosphere and Jupiter’s moons. New Horizon is now within 1.4 million miles from Jupiter and planned to reach the Pluto system in July 2015.
I was glad to see Pluto in the news, since it has been down-sized lately.
I had no idea NASA is trying to land on Pluto! Travel around it and take photos, yes, but actually landing and exploring is news to me. I want to know why spend money and time on this project? What could possible be so great about Pluto in relationship to science?
Could Pluto’s smooth flat icy surface offer great scientific answers because it may possibly contains an ocean habitat similar to earth under all the ice?
Could Pluto’s ocean depth be more like the Antarctic and Arctic habitats teeming with marine life then possibly imagined?
NASA’s new Horizons is the fastest spacecraft ever launched and has covered about 500 million miles since January 2006 when it was launched. It can accelerate about 52.000 mph and reached Jupiter’s solar system faster than previous spacecraft. By using Jupiter’s massive gravity to pick up speed New Horizon successfully completed a fly by on its way to Pluto as reported February 28th to gather data about the atmosphere and Jupiter’s moons. New Horizon is now within 1.4 million miles from Jupiter and planned to reach the Pluto system in July 2015.
The Jovian moon Io, as seen by the New Horizons probe, which is passing Jupiter en route to Pluto. (NASA)Pluto probe swings by Jupiter
A small spacecraft en route to Pluto has flown past Jupiter, picking up enough speed from the giant planet's gravity field to shave three years off what would have been a 12-year voyage.
In exchange, the New Horizons spacecraft is taking a lingering and long-awaited look at Jupiter, which was the focus of the now-defunct, eight-year Galileo mission. Of particular interest is Europa, a large Jovian
moon that shows strong evidence of a subterranean, salty ocean.
This image provided by NA
SA and taken by the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager shows a 4-millisecond exposure of Jupiter and two of its moons on January 17, 2007. The spacecraft was 68.5 million kilometers (42.5 million miles) from Jupiter, closing in on the giant planet at 41,500 miles (66,790 kilometers) per hour. The volcanic moon Io is the closest planet to the right of Jupiter; the icy moon Ganymede is to Io's right. The shadows of each satellite are visible atop Jupiter's clouds; Ganymede's shadow is draped over Jupiter's northwestern limb.
SA and taken by the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager shows a 4-millisecond exposure of Jupiter and two of its moons on January 17, 2007. The spacecraft was 68.5 million kilometers (42.5 million miles) from Jupiter, closing in on the giant planet at 41,500 miles (66,790 kilometers) per hour. The volcanic moon Io is the closest planet to the right of Jupiter; the icy moon Ganymede is to Io's right. The shadows of each satellite are visible atop Jupiter's clouds; Ganymede's shadow is draped over Jupiter's northwestern limb. (NASA Photo)Photo Gallery>>>
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