Giant Mission To A Dwarf Planet

Image credit:  nasa.gov | ://1.usa.gov/1zxRkpq It isn't new, and it doesn't even qualify as a full-fledged planet. But Pluto, the dwarf planet in the depths of our solar system, is creating the brand of excitement among modern astronomers that English poet John Keats characterized two centuries ago: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken. The reason for this enthusiasm: Pluto is about to receive a visit from a spacecraft. In mid-July, after a journey of ...