Amazon 7 #1 July 12, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003783764/fast-and-light-to-pluto.html Fast and Light to Pluto On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its five known moons. Nobody really knows what it will find. To Pluto... and Beyond Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites headoverheels 333 #2 July 13, 2015 Amazon To Pluto... and Beyond Neptune is beyond Pluto -- is it going there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #3 July 13, 2015 Into the Kuiper Belt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kenthediver 0 #4 July 13, 2015 ummmm, no, Pluto is beyond Neptune, and was - until reclassified, the furthest of the 9 planets in our solar system...The order of the planets is - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, Neptune and then the reclassified Pluto! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #5 July 13, 2015 kenthediverummmm, no, Pluto is beyond Neptune, and was - until reclassified, the furthest of the 9 planets in our solar system...The order of the planets is - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, Neptune and then the reclassified Pluto! Yes, but Pluto's orbit is elliptical, which sometimes puts it inside of Neptune's orbit, leaving Neptune as the furthest planet from the sun when it does"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kenthediver 0 #6 July 13, 2015 Billy, As they say, every day is a school day and have learnt something - but checking it up online... Pluto is currently further away than Neptune... http://www.universetoday.com/13865/orbit-of-pluto/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #7 July 13, 2015 Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? That would be a helluva show in the sky... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 2 #8 July 13, 2015 BillyVance I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Because they're locked into a 3:2 cycle with a libration that ensures they will never come within 18 AU of each other. Yeah, I knew that off the top of my head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #9 July 13, 2015 BillyVance Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Maybe they're adhering to the 45-degree rule. If they ever do collide, I guess we might have to reclassify Pluto again, as an asteroid field. I mean, look what the Death Star did to Alderaan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites headoverheels 333 #10 July 14, 2015 Last I checked, Pluto was inside Neptune, but apparently I haven't checked in 16 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #11 July 14, 2015 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/pluto-is-larger-than-thought-has-ice-cap-nasa-probe-reveals/ar-AAcVusP?ocid=ansSpace11 Pluto Is Larger Than Thought, Has Ice Cap, NASA Probe Reveals New Horizons' latest views of Pluto have shown the dwarf planet to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) across, making it the largest body in the icy Kuiper Belt at the edge of the solar system. The observations also confirmed the presence of a polar ice cap on Pluto, and measured three of the dwarf planet's moons Bigger than Eris after all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #12 July 14, 2015 The latest Pluto picture has been released.... REALLY CLEAR pic.... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #13 July 14, 2015 Dammit, Billy, *I* was going to post that. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #14 July 14, 2015 ryoder Dammit, Billy, *I* was going to post that. Can't help it if you're 2 hours late. Slacker. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #15 July 14, 2015 I was busy; I was out riding the bike, and ogling yoga pants. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #16 July 15, 2015 BillyVance The latest Pluto picture has been released.... REALLY CLEAR pic.... I thought it was this one.... Pluto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,563 #17 July 15, 2015 MikeJD ***Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Maybe they're adhering to the 45-degree rule. Big sky theory, bigger space theory.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #18 July 15, 2015 Told ya..... https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11754255_10206518193307430_721806765289399036_n.jpg?oh=37039195dcc720fa4a609aea2cf636f8&oe=5655D0EC&__gda__=1445246140_2331cbf241f766d341c107280cf32c5f Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #19 July 18, 2015 http://stubhillnews.com/2015/07/16/nasa-destroys-pluto/ Posted on July 16, 2015 by stubhillnews In a press release today, NASA announced that broadcasts from the New Horizons spacecraft confirmed Pluto was successfully destroyed, marking the culmination of years of public and private planning. The New Horizons space probe, mantle drill and space ordinance delivery system was the result of coordination between NASA, British Petroleum, Lockheed Martin and Disney. “The mission was a success on all fronts,” said the NASA spokesman. “NASA got some gorgeous new pictures for our annual space calendar; BP and Lockheed Martin got to test the quintessential technologies necessary for future space wars; and Disney finally eliminated a celestial encroachment on their intellectual properties.” NASA’s spokesman expressed regret that they were unable to send a secondary probe in order to capture the “totally awesome explosion.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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headoverheels 333 #2 July 13, 2015 Amazon To Pluto... and Beyond Neptune is beyond Pluto -- is it going there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 July 13, 2015 Into the Kuiper Belt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenthediver 0 #4 July 13, 2015 ummmm, no, Pluto is beyond Neptune, and was - until reclassified, the furthest of the 9 planets in our solar system...The order of the planets is - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, Neptune and then the reclassified Pluto! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #5 July 13, 2015 kenthediverummmm, no, Pluto is beyond Neptune, and was - until reclassified, the furthest of the 9 planets in our solar system...The order of the planets is - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, Neptune and then the reclassified Pluto! Yes, but Pluto's orbit is elliptical, which sometimes puts it inside of Neptune's orbit, leaving Neptune as the furthest planet from the sun when it does"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenthediver 0 #6 July 13, 2015 Billy, As they say, every day is a school day and have learnt something - but checking it up online... Pluto is currently further away than Neptune... http://www.universetoday.com/13865/orbit-of-pluto/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 July 13, 2015 Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? That would be a helluva show in the sky... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #8 July 13, 2015 BillyVance I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Because they're locked into a 3:2 cycle with a libration that ensures they will never come within 18 AU of each other. Yeah, I knew that off the top of my head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #9 July 13, 2015 BillyVance Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Maybe they're adhering to the 45-degree rule. If they ever do collide, I guess we might have to reclassify Pluto again, as an asteroid field. I mean, look what the Death Star did to Alderaan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #10 July 14, 2015 Last I checked, Pluto was inside Neptune, but apparently I haven't checked in 16 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 July 14, 2015 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/pluto-is-larger-than-thought-has-ice-cap-nasa-probe-reveals/ar-AAcVusP?ocid=ansSpace11 Pluto Is Larger Than Thought, Has Ice Cap, NASA Probe Reveals New Horizons' latest views of Pluto have shown the dwarf planet to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) across, making it the largest body in the icy Kuiper Belt at the edge of the solar system. The observations also confirmed the presence of a polar ice cap on Pluto, and measured three of the dwarf planet's moons Bigger than Eris after all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 July 14, 2015 The latest Pluto picture has been released.... REALLY CLEAR pic.... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 July 14, 2015 Dammit, Billy, *I* was going to post that. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 July 14, 2015 ryoder Dammit, Billy, *I* was going to post that. Can't help it if you're 2 hours late. Slacker. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #15 July 14, 2015 I was busy; I was out riding the bike, and ogling yoga pants. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #16 July 15, 2015 BillyVance The latest Pluto picture has been released.... REALLY CLEAR pic.... I thought it was this one.... Pluto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #17 July 15, 2015 MikeJD ***Yeah it is now.... but I've always wondered why, after billions of years, Neptune and Pluto have never collided? Maybe they're adhering to the 45-degree rule. Big sky theory, bigger space theory.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #18 July 15, 2015 Told ya..... https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11754255_10206518193307430_721806765289399036_n.jpg?oh=37039195dcc720fa4a609aea2cf636f8&oe=5655D0EC&__gda__=1445246140_2331cbf241f766d341c107280cf32c5f Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #19 July 18, 2015 http://stubhillnews.com/2015/07/16/nasa-destroys-pluto/ Posted on July 16, 2015 by stubhillnews In a press release today, NASA announced that broadcasts from the New Horizons spacecraft confirmed Pluto was successfully destroyed, marking the culmination of years of public and private planning. The New Horizons space probe, mantle drill and space ordinance delivery system was the result of coordination between NASA, British Petroleum, Lockheed Martin and Disney. “The mission was a success on all fronts,” said the NASA spokesman. “NASA got some gorgeous new pictures for our annual space calendar; BP and Lockheed Martin got to test the quintessential technologies necessary for future space wars; and Disney finally eliminated a celestial encroachment on their intellectual properties.” NASA’s spokesman expressed regret that they were unable to send a secondary probe in order to capture the “totally awesome explosion.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
