ESA Portal - Asteroid Lutetia: postcard from the past

ESA Portal - Asteroid Lutetia: postcard from the past

It seems asteroid Lutetia tried to become a planet!

Occultation Data Show Pluto and Eris Are "Twins"

http://www.space.com/13403-dwarf-planet-eris-pluto-twin.html

In fact, Eris having a higher density than Pluto means Eris likely has a higher percentage of rock than does Pluto, which is estimated at 70 percent rock. This rocky nature is part of what makes these objects planets. We now know definitively that the 2006 IAU decision was based on erroneous information--that Eris is larger than Pluto, which turns out to be false--which only serves to reinforce the notion that that decision was premature.

Pluto's icy exterior may conceal an ocean - space - 16 September 2011 - New Scientist

Pluto's icy exterior may conceal an ocean - space - 16 September 2011 - New Scientist

Real Life "Tatooine" Challenges Planet Formation Theories

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/science/space/16planet.html

New Horizons Day 2: Liquids on Pluto's surface? - The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society

New Horizons Day 2: Liquids on Pluto's surface? - The Planetary Society Blog The Planetary Society

Primordial Organic Material on Pluto

http://www.space.com/12823-primordial-organic-material-pluto.html

This New Horizons video from Space.com discusses the mission and anticipates what researches might find on Pluto's surface.

When I tried to watch this using Internet Explorer, the site kept asking me to download the latest Adobe Flash Player even after I had already done so. You may need to use a browser other than Internet Explorer to watch this. It worked fine for me with Google Chrome.

Dawn Mission: Mission Dawn Journal: September 1, 2011

Dawn Mission: Mission Dawn Journal: September 1, 2011