Mission to Pluto: Exploring the Frontier of Our Solar System

After nearly a decade of traveling to the outer reaches of the solar system, the New Horizons spacecraft provided the first glimpses of Pluto and its five moons, revealing an astonishing new world of vast, frozen planes and icy mountains.  Discover Pluto for yourself along with New Horizons' Principal Investigator Alan Stern during a FREE public lecture to celebrate Space Science Week 2016.
 
This talk is open to the public and accessible to all ages.  To register, please visit nas.edu/SSWLecture
 
The talk is part of Space Science Week 2016—a three-day gathering of the Space Studies Board and Board on Physics and Astronomy to discuss issues and advances in their fields. Inquiries may be directed to [email protected].

Inclusion of events on the AAS Calendar is for viewer information only and does not imply endorsement by the American Astronomical Society.

When

30 March 2016

Where

National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20418