Title : Pluto's Runaway Atmosphere, and Earth's 'Cousin' Duration : 04:58 Posted : 17 Mar 2016 - 05:05
Pluto's Runaway Atmosphere, and Earth's 'Cousin'
According to some of the latest New Horizons data, Pluto's got flowing nitrogen ice and only half the atmosphere it had two years ago. Plus, the latest batch of exoplanets includes a world that's a lot like Earth... probably. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout outs go to Justin Ove, Chris Peters, John Szymakowski, Peso255, Fatima Iqbal, Justin Lentz, and David Campos. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/SciShow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/07/24/pluto_ice_flows_and_a_ring_of_light.html http://www.universetoday.com/121532/flowing-ice-exotic-mountains-and-backlit-haze-highlight-pluto-as-never-seen-before/ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/24/pluto-nitrogen-ice-flows-atmosphere-collapse-red-haze http://www.nature.com/news/nitrogen-glaciers-flow-on-pluto-1.18062 http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2015/0722-what-in-the-worlds-are-tholins.html http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103514001523 http://www.space.com/29885-pluto-atmosphere-to-be-revealed-by-nasa-new-horizons-spacecraft.html https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ms-r1b.pdf http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-kepler-mission-discovers-bigger-older-cousin-to-earth http://www.space.com/30034-earth-cousin-exoplanet-kepler-452b-life.html http://www.space.com/30053-kepler-exoplanet-discoveries-earth-twin.html
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