Planetary Society Blog

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New Horizons sees surface features on Pluto, begins raw image release

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 06:06 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...s-surface.html

Today the New Horizons team released a new animation of images taken on
approach to Pluto. The animation clearly shows how Pluto wobbles around the
Pluto-Charon barycenter. It also shows something more exciting to the
scientists: variations in brightness across the surface of Pluto. They also
began releasing raw images to the Internet.

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ISS-bound Cargo Spacecraft Doomed to Atmospheric Reentry

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 11:09 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...d-reentry.html

The six crew members aboard the International Space Station will have to go
without a scheduled delivery of food, supplies and fuel.

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More than 1000 Rosetta NavCam images released!

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:50 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...ta-navcam.html

Today the European Space Agency released a ton of NavCam images, taken as
the spacecraft approached and then entered orbit at the comet.

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Good Planetary Support in A Flawed NASA Bill

Posted: 29 Apr 2015 07:49 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/casey...nasa-bill.html

Casey Dreier gives a brief summary of the House draft bill released the
other day that would authorize NASA funding for the years 2016 and 2017.