/sci/ - Science & Math

The story so far:

<span class="math">\textbf{2006}[/spoiler] New Horizons is launched
<span class="math">\textbf{2000-2015}[/spoiler] Traveling at 16-20 km/s through space
<span class="math">\textbf{April 9}[/spoiler] First image of Pluto at better resolution than Hubble. The first surface feature of Pluto is detected, a white patch at the pole.
<span class="math">\textbf{June 22}[/spoiler] Images are taken of one full rotation of Pluto, one side is significantly darker than the other. All moons are visible. Colour images show Pluto to be distinctly red/brown while Charon is grey.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 1}[/spoiler] Higher resolution images show a row of regularly spaced, mysterious dark patches.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 4}[/spoiler] An anomaly interrupts communications.
<span class="math">\textbf{July 5}[/spoiler] New Horizons operational after tuning it off and back on again.

Only 8 days to go til closest reproach! Then it's off to the Kuiper belt.