The largest of Pluto’s five moons, Charon, was discovered 40 years ago today by James Christy and Robert Harrington at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona – only about six miles from where Pluto itself was discovered at Lowell Observatory. They weren’t even looking for satellites of Pluto – Christy was trying to refine Pluto’s orbit around the Sun.
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READ MOREThe U.S. military is preparing to deploy a new type of soldier to protect American interests where the country is most vulnerable, and that is in the limitless vacuum of outer space.
READ MOREOn April 3, 2017, as Jupiter made its nearest approach to Earth in a year, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope viewed the solar system’s largest planet in all of its up-close glory.
READ MORESpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic’s upcoming space tours, and NASA’s plans for the ISS make it clear there’s a lot going on with regards to space, and NASA’s Acting Administrator couldn’t help but noticed.
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