Michael J. Neufeld

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This handout image released on February 5, 2015 by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare occurrence as three of Jupiters largest moons parade across the giant gas planets banded face. (Ho/AFP/Getty Images)

Thanks to the New Horizons probe, which began its exploration of Pluto last month, scientists and the public can anticipate ever more exciting pictures and data about the dwarf planet. It will be the first encounter with a member of the Kuiper Belt of icy objects beyond Neptune. Yet the scheduled July 14 flyby will be of not one object but at least six: Pluto, Charon (a satellite half the size of Pluto) and four small moons — and who knows what else in orbit around their common center. Many wonders and insights about the origins and evolution of the solar system await.…  Seguir leyendo »