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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. This happened around 2 PM EST by Gojira+Shipi-Taro · · Score: 0, Troll

    How is it news 9 hours later?

    A good headline for now would be that it's passing Luna's orbit about now, but the launch is definitely not news.

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  2. Question for the white house by c0dedude · · Score: 0, Troll

    Are we still go with this Mars by whenever thing during the campaign? Funny, I haven't heard anything since the elections...

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  3. hmm am I missing something there... by webvida · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Pluto is the only remaining planet that has never been visited by a spacecraft" Well where are the pics of the other planets that are said to populate the universe...

  4. 126 million furlong per fortnight by HermanAB · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, that is fast...

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