When NASA’s New Horizons mission flew past Pluto in 2015, it gave humanity our first glimpse of a colossal depression on the isolated world. It’s named Sputnik Planitia. Comparable in size to the country of Mexico and dominating one of Pluto’s hemispheres, Sputnik Planitia is likely the result of an impact — but few impact […]
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Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it’s no joke)
Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn’t mean it’s a joke of a world this April Fools’ Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear. On April 1, the free Pluto TV streaming service will host a “sit-in” to revisit the Pluto planethood […]
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