Just 11 weeks left to go until the closest flyby of New Horizons by Pluto. Images, released on April 29, 2015, show Pluto and its largest moon Charon, which is as large as Texas, revolving about their common center of mass.
For the animated video of Pluto and Charon go to Cosmic Pursuits.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Dawn Views Ceres' North Pole
After spending more than a month in orbit on the dark side of dwarf planet Ceres, NASA's Dawn spacecraft has captured several views of the sunlit north pole of this intriguing world. These images were taken on April 10 from a distance of 21,000 miles (33,000 kilometers), and they represent the highest-resolution views of Ceres to date.
See NASA for details.
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