29 Jun 2015

Astronomy

From Nights, 8:40 pm on 29 June 2015

Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space... (the rocket edition). The New Horizons spacecraft passes by Pluto on July 14 2015 plus the Philae lander has woken up on Comet 67P just when the comet is at its nearest to the sun and most active.