Why Pluto is losing its atmosphere: winter is coming
- Written by Andrew A. Cole, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Tasmania
The spectacular layers of blue haze in Pluto's atmosphere, captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
The ominous warning – “winter is coming”, popularised by fantasy series Game of Thrones – applies equally well to Pluto.
The dwarf...
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