Dwarf Planets | National Air and Space Museum
The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum houses a Planetary Image Facility that contains hardcopy images ranging from the …
Our Solar System | National Air and Space Museum
Pluto meets all of these requirements. It is now the best example of a dwarf planet. Pictured: Museum employees place symbol for "no" over the planet Pluto sign at the entrance to the …
New Horizons: The Gift That Keeps Giving - National Air and Space …
Aug 21, 2015 · New Horizons provided the first close-up views of the dwarf planet Pluto, and also the first "Kuiper Belt Object" to be visited by a robotic emissary from Earth. When New …
The Planets in Our Solar System – A Timeline
Oct 8, 2024 · But back to Pluto, since it was considered a planet at the time of its discovery. Pluto : Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona on February 18, 1930. …
The Fun of Finding Exoplanets - National Air and Space Museum
Nov 30, 2017 · In this case, the planet is not thought to be habitable. It is a cold world, with a gaseous surface, but like Tatooine, it circles two stars. The largest of the two stars, a K dwarf, …
Saturn | National Air and Space Museum
The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum houses a Planetary Image Facility that contains hardcopy images ranging from the …
Science | National Air and Space Museum
Explore stories about the science behind air and space.
A Year in Review – 2015 | National Air and Space Museum
Dec 31, 2015 · Pluto, Pluto, Pluto Pluto was a big deal this year as the New Horizons spacecraft became the first to fly by the distant dwarf planet after a nine-year journey. We celebrated New …
Galactic Archaeology | National Air and Space Museum
Jan 4, 2022 · That’s because even though the Sagittarius dwarf is the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbor—about 70,000 light-years from Earth, in the outskirts of the disk—it’s behind the …
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight in 2011 as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter.
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