Small Breath of Life for Pluto Mission

Ghengis writes: "An update to this article posted back in March, the mission to send a probe to Pluto gets a reprieve from Congress. Timing is critical for studying Pluto's atmosphere, as it is about to ungergo a 200 year freeze when Pluto enters its long winter. There still isn't enough money to send a probe to Pluto, but the money could keep the mission alive long enough to get more money."