pluto

I thought this deserved a thread of its own. Hopefully the data will come in thick and fast as the New Horizons probe approaches the dwarf planet: 25 January 2015 Last updated at 07:48 New Horizons probe eyes Pluto for historic encounter By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News When...

I've just heard on the World Service that Pluto is no longer considered a planet as some little upstart has been discovered. A (very quick) search turned up this: http://www.nature.com/nsu/021007/021007-3.html The new object rejoices in the name of Quaoar, which I defy anyone to...