On July 14, the space probe New Horizons went on its closest approach of Pluto. It's already sent back iconic images of the distant world, but that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as the deluge of data still to come. Host Dave Schlom talks with New Horizons team lead Alan Stern and co-investigator Joel Parker about the mission. He also checks in with a Pluto Pal, who has the same launch date as New Horizons — 1/19/06.
Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot. Blue Dot is engineered, co-produced and co-hosted by Matt Shilts. It airs Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m.
The Blue Dot Report: Pluto Special
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
