Hello Pluto

[mistermack]

The New Horizons probe is now in close range of Pluto, and will be sending back some good stuff before long, if everything works.
Pluto is a shitload of miles from the Earth. The probe was launched at a record velocity, nearly ten years ago, and got a gravity assist of an extra 9,000 mph off Jupiter on the way so it's going at a fair old rate now.

Pluto is about 32 times as far from the Sun as we are. So it's not going to be getting much heat off it. And it's fairly big.
If you viewed it alongside the moon, the moon would look about fifty percent wider. So it's a substantial lump, even if they have demoted it from planetary status.

Since it only takes ten years to get there, I would imagine that in a thousand years time, there will be people on it.

[cronus]

The New Horizons probe is now in close range of Pluto, and will be sending back some good stuff before long, if everything works.
Pluto is a shitload of miles from the Earth. The probe was launched at a record velocity, nearly ten years ago, and got a gravity assist of an extra 9,000 mph off Jupiter on the way so it's going at a fair old rate now.

Pluto is about 32 times as far from the Sun as we are. So it's not going to be getting much heat off it. And it's fairly big.
If you viewed it alongside the moon, the moon would look about fifty percent wider. So it's a substantial lump, even if they have demoted it from planetary status.

Since it only takes ten years to get there, I would imagine that in a thousand years time, there will be people on it.

Humans will be extinct in a thousand years.

[Tero]

No, the epidemic will not reach all remote areas. Shepherds and occasional farming with horses will take us another 5000 years. But the shepherds better grab the last women before the epidemic kills them. But yes, in 1000 years nobody will remember a Pluto.

[mistermack]

Humans will be extinct in a thousand years.

Possible, but highly unlikely.

[cronus]

Humans will be extinct in a thousand years.

Possible, but highly unlikely.

I've proof, at least a tending proof. Are you mortal?

[mistermack]

Humans will be extinct in a thousand years.

Possible, but highly unlikely.

I've proof, at least a tending proof. Are you mortal?

Very probably.

[Forty Two]

The New Horizons probe is now in close range of Pluto, and will be sending back some good stuff before long, if everything works.
Pluto is a shitload of miles from the Earth. The probe was launched at a record velocity, nearly ten years ago, and got a gravity assist of an extra 9,000 mph off Jupiter on the way so it's going at a fair old rate now.

Pluto is about 32 times as far from the Sun as we are. So it's not going to be getting much heat off it. And it's fairly big.
If you viewed it alongside the moon, the moon would look about fifty percent wider. So it's a substantial lump, even if they have demoted it from planetary status.

Since it only takes ten years to get there, I would imagine that in a thousand years time, there will be people on it.

Humans will be extinct in a thousand years.

Look on the bright side, some of our descendants may be around!

[JimC]

Our descendants will be telepathic mutants with huge brains and tiny pricks!

[mistermack]

Our descendants will be telepathic mutants with huge brains and tiny pricks!

But what will the men be like?

[Faithfree]

Still waiting for the photos.
The most recent one is two days old - a day before closest approach and still 700,000 km to go.

[Hermit]

Still waiting for the photos.
The most recent one is two days old - a day before closest approach and still 700,000 km to go.

Transmission of the data New Horizon has collected will take 16 months. My advice is that you don't try to hold your breath waiting for the photos that are among them.

[Forty Two]

Our descendants will be telepathic mutants with huge brains and tiny pricks!

Women will stop sexually selecting for big penis?

[Faithfree]

Still waiting for the photos.
The most recent one is two days old - a day before closest approach and still 700,000 km to go.

Transmission of the data New Horizon has collected will take 16 months. My advice is that you don't try to hold your breath waiting for the photos that are among them.

Yes, for the full download, so I've read, but they have managed one new photo a day during the approach, so one photo from the actual closest approach mightn't be too much to ask.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

[Faithfree]

Looks like Pluto's gone to the dogs.