SoT 195: Pluto - King of the Kuiper Belt

Published: Aug. 9, 2015, 8:17 a.m.

A special episode all about Pluto and the New Horizons mission. We're joined by Dr. Mike Goldsmith, a science writer with a PhD in astrophysics who's currently writing a book about Pluto. Keep an eye on Amazon for New Horizons To Pluto to be published in the next month or so.

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Further information:

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Mike's New Horizons To Pluto blog

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New Pluto Images Reveal a Planet That's Stunningly Alive

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New Horizons Close-Up of Charon\u2019s \u2018Mountain in a Moat\u2019

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Charon\u2019s Surprising, Youthful and Varied Terrain

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Pluto's heart named 'Tombaugh Regio' in celebration of dwarf planet's discovery

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New Horizons Reveals Pluto\u2019s Extended Atmosphere00:35:12 First maps of Charon and Pluto

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First maps of Charon and Pluto