So I've been following NASA's New Horizon's mission for years due to the innovative technology related to the probe, but I really started getting excited about it earlier this year when the first photos (a whopping 4x4 pixel image! lol) started coming in.
(http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/news/pictures/zoom_bary_03-FINAL.gif)
Over the last couple of months, the images started to show more detail.
(https://web.archive.org/web/20150704002502im_/http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/common/content/videos/dataMovies/7-3-15_Color_Rotation_Movie_NASA-JHUAPL-SWRI.gif)
And only a few days ago, shit started getting real.
(https://web.archive.org/web/20150712104034im_/http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science-Photos/pics/nh-pluto-7-11-15.jpg)
Tomorrow, New Horizons makes its closest approach on this flyby. After a 10 year 3 billion mile journey, high res photos will be captured from just under 8000 miles above the surface. To give an idea of what to expect, this image shows how New Horizons would see earth from that distance:
(http://en.es-static.us/upl/2015/04/pluto-earth-what-NB-will-see-e1430337308525.jpg)
Be a true nerd and follow the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab site to keep up with the latest news as we finally chart the 9th and final planet.
https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/
Looks like Gyruss or Galactic Protector with fewer sprites.
(https://imgur.com/mcwRswe.png)
How about the New Horizon's app? http://gizmodo.com/this-nasa-app-lets-you-fly-along-with-new-horizons-1717333726 (http://gizmodo.com/this-nasa-app-lets-you-fly-along-with-new-horizons-1717333726)
Pretty cool huh?
Quote from: CrackTiger on 07/13/2015, 10:47 AMLooks like Gyruss or Galactic Protector with fewer sprites.
(https://imgur.com/mcwRswe.png)
Hell yes. We need some CosmicBach for this thread.
Oh yeah, forgot Pluto has 5 moons. This is a interesting tidbit:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/14/science/space/pluto-flyby.html (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/14/science/space/pluto-flyby.html)
This was kinda cool for being a scaled demonstration of how large our solar system is.
http://www.joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html (http://www.joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html)
I'm eagerly looking forward to tomorrow's pictures of Pluto.
I hope NASA gets some photos of Mi-Go.
So is pluto consider a planet now :roll: Unless still it's just a rock in space.
Pluto Nash or GTFO.
Quote from: TR0N on 07/14/2015, 04:13 AMSo is pluto consider a planet now :roll: Unless still it's just a rock in space.
It is considered a planet, a "Dwarf Planet".
For reference fairly informative, I knew about Eris but not Makemake.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-pluto-k4.html (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-pluto-k4.html)
Where are the updates? I seek all of my scientific knowledge from pcfx.com.
Quote from: Nulltard on 07/14/2015, 07:39 PMQuote from: Desh on 07/14/2015, 06:59 PMWhere are the updates? I seek all of my scientific knowledge from pcfx.com.
BREAKING NEWS!!!
THAR BE KLINGONS AROUND URANUS
MORE BREKING NEWS
NOW WIPING OUT ALL KLINGONS FROM AROUND URANUS.
Quote from: turboswimbz on 07/14/2015, 08:10 PMQuote from: Nulltard on 07/14/2015, 07:39 PMQuote from: Desh on 07/14/2015, 06:59 PMWhere are the updates? I seek all of my scientific knowledge from pcfx.com.
BREAKING NEWS!!!
THAR BE KLINGONS AROUND URANUS
MORE BREKING NEWS
NOW WIPING OUT ALL KLINGONS FROM AROUND URANUS.
MORE MORE BREAKING NEWS!
CAPTAINS LOG STILL FLOATING AFTER BATTLE AROUND URANUS
Some food for thought:
http://theweek.com/speedreads/566752/whole-trip-pluto-cost-less-than-1-nfl-stadium (http://theweek.com/speedreads/566752/whole-trip-pluto-cost-less-than-1-nfl-stadium)
(https://web.archive.org/web/20150921180938im_/https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/11760096_1158720694148940_9178544879489554575_n.jpg?oh=5f382937aa6a782b0e043a165d9970ac&oe=56110EEF)
Quote from: turboswimbz on 07/14/2015, 08:11 PMQuote from: turboswimbz on 07/14/2015, 08:10 PMQuote from: Nulltard on 07/14/2015, 07:39 PMQuote from: Desh on 07/14/2015, 06:59 PMWhere are the updates? I seek all of my scientific knowledge from pcfx.com.
BREAKING NEWS!!!
THAR BE KLINGONS AROUND URANUS
MORE BREKING NEWS
NOW WIPING OUT ALL KLINGONS FROM AROUND URANUS.
MORE MORE BREAKING NEWS!
CAPTAINS LOG STILL FLOATING AFTER BATTLE AROUND URANUS
Eheh.
EDIT: Here we go, can add some more nerd to this. PlayStation CPU still relevant!!
http://kotaku.com/pluto-probe-is-powered-by-the-same-cpu-as-a-playstation-1718165263 (http://kotaku.com/pluto-probe-is-powered-by-the-same-cpu-as-a-playstation-1718165263)
QuoteThis week, the world has looked on with awe as the New Horizons probe sent back the first ever detailed pictures of Pluto. Those images weren't taken using the latest technology, though; New Horizons launched in January 2006, and was obviously designed and built even earlier.
So the gear inside is a little more primitive than what you'd put in a probe today. Case in point: the CPU powering the mission is a 32-bit MIPS R3000 processor. The same one used in the Sony PlayStation (via The Verge).
Not the PS2. The original PlayStation. Basic and low-fi by even 2005 standards, sure, but hey, it worked! And is still working, nearly a decade on, despite the best efforts of (quite literally) time and space.
But will it run Crysis?
Couldn't resist...