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Pluto Probe Launches

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ground-control-to-major-tom dept.

Artem S. Tashkinov writes "The US space agency, Nasa, has successfully launched its New Horizons mission to Pluto. The $700m probe will gather information on Pluto and its moons before - it is hoped - pressing on to explore other objects in the outer Solar System. Pluto is the only remaining planet that has never been visited by a spacecraft."

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  1. Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In 2015 we should get some pretty interesting data back.

    1. Re:Cool by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · · Score: 4, Funny

      I am very disappointed with our President for allowing this project (and many others) to be funded. Wasting billions of tax-payers' dollars on atheist scientists' toys that could be spent on community development is an affront to the faith-based policy agenda that has seen our nation move from strength to strength in these difficult times. If we do not stand up to the constant attacks by left-wing scientists with their heretic world-views our very status as a Christian nation is in real threat. I for one am tired of being persecuted for my beliefs.

    2. Re:Cool by macadamia_harold · · Score: 3, Funny

      In 2015 we should get some pretty interesting data back.

      I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

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  2. Photo by Eightyford · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's a closeup of the latest photo of pluto taken by Hubble.

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  3. Re:Fastest too.. by the-amazing-blob · · Score: 3, Funny

    But slower than Chuck Norris.

    Anyway, that's quite some speed it has. Major improvement. Now we just have to hope nothing goes wrong.

  4. Re:This happened around 2 PM EST by ScentCone · · Score: 4, Funny

    having dated a Wiccan years ago.

    Whew. Talk about your eccentric orbits! Glad to have you back.

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  5. Obligatory "Remember Firefly" post by dada21 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The outer planet?

    Reavers!!!

  6. Re:This happened around 2 PM EST by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pfft, yeah, I guess.. I mean, if you consider an average speed of 26,539MPH to be fast. If going from LA to New York in 6 minutes is your idea of fast, then sure, this thing is just whizzing along.

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  7. 10 years later... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only image returned by the probe.

  8. Re:The website that changed policy by gizmonic · · Score: 4, Funny

    And porn. Don't forget the porn.

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  9. Nah. Stopping would have been easy at any speed. by jd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now, being able to walk around afterwards kind-of puts a limit on things, as did the "returning safely", but just the stopping would have been a piece of cake.

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