Showing posts with label plutoids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plutoids. Show all posts

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Pluto with moons




Pluto



Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Weaver (JHU/APL), A. Stern (SwRI), and the HST Pluto Companion Search Team





Credit: A. Stern (SwRI), M. Buie (Lowell Observatory), NASA, ESA




Pluto - A Pearl of A Planet*


Because I felt like it!






*Ok! Ok! So it is a plutoid...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Pluto




Pluto, Pluto, who are you?



Credit: NASA, ESA and G. Bacon (STScI).

Plutos identity crisis hits us hard - especially the kids.




Saturday, June 14, 2008

Plutoids




Plutoids



Pluto like celestial objects became Plutoids in Oslo, Norway this week. Even if I still morn after the death of the 9th planet (Pluto) I kind of like the new name...