NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which is en route to explore Pluto and its planetary system in 2015, crossed the orbit of Neptune on 25 August.
Space & Planets
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Future Mars Rovers: The Next Places to Direct Our Curiosity
Where will the next Mars rovers will land? Think of the selection process as the science fair to end all science fairs, where participating scientists get first looks at the newest Mars data.
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Low Heliosphere Pressure Drives Wide CMEs in Weak Solar Cycles
Why are coronal mass ejections from the current solar cycle wider than others? Researchers investigate.
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Polar Jet Stream Could Reveal Saturn's Rotational Period
Scientists determine the length of a day on Saturn with help from a mysterious atmospheric structure.