22 June 2020
Icy Pluto may have started off hot with an early ocean
... trio find. After comparing thermal model simulations of the evolution of Pluto’s interior to geological observations gathered from New Horizons, the trio found that the generated compressional stresses are not consistent with the structures observed...
18 November 2016
Pluto's heart is an ocean of slushy ice
... high areas surrounding the basin and flows down as glaciers," Nimmo said. This is seen in images from New Horizons which appear to show nitrogen glaciers flowing out of mountainous terrain around Sputnik Planitia. "Pluto is hard to fathom...
16 July 2015
Geologically active Pluto and Charon: Young mountains between Tombaugh Regio and Cthulhu Regio, ‘Mordor’ at Charon’s North Pole
... in amazing surprises – and many more questions than answers. There are plenty of new things we already know after beginning to analyze the data from New Horizons’ historic flyby of dwarf planet Pluto. One is particularly startling. Pluto appears...
25 January 2016
Permanent N2 icecap at Pluto’s north pole may be responsible for an expanding atmosphere
...recently been hitting the headlines, made possible by the New Horizon Mission that on 19th January 2016, marked 10 years...that occurred during a recent occultation two weeks before the NASA New Horizons flyby of the Pluto system. This type of event can...
October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... in the 21st century and then see what regulatory reforms, standards or other measures might allow the new horizons of space to be equitably achieved. A 3rd conference was held in March of 2015 at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation...
03 February 2016
Luxembourg announces plan to mine asteroids
... out by hoping to lead the race in asteroid mining while stimulating economic growth on Earth and offering new horizons in space exploration. The Grand Duchy’s announcement is to be made by Etienne Schneider, deputy prime minister, and Mr Schneider...
