The journey to Pluto, the farthest world ever explored - Alan Stern
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As of 1989, mankind had successfully sent craft to every known planet in the solar system except one: Pluto. Located in an mysterious region called the Kuiper Belt, Pluto is a scientific goldmine, and could hold clues to the formation of our solar system. Alan Stern explains how NASA's New Horizons mission is going to allow us to see Pluto for the first time.
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To learn more about New Horizons and its journey through space, click here.
In this podcast episode of Gravity Assist, Jim Green speaks with the lesson's educator, Alan Stern, who was the New Horizons Principal Investigator.
This editorial in the Washington Post, co-written by David Grinspoon and the educator, explains why Pluto should be a planet.
Want to find out more about the equipment that captured vital information on Pluto? Click here to see a picture of the Ralph instrument and here to see REX.
In this podcast episode of Gravity Assist, Jim Green speaks with the lesson's educator, Alan Stern, who was the New Horizons Principal Investigator.
This editorial in the Washington Post, co-written by David Grinspoon and the educator, explains why Pluto should be a planet.
Want to find out more about the equipment that captured vital information on Pluto? Click here to see a picture of the Ralph instrument and here to see REX.
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