NASA scientists arrive in the Northern Territory for a rare event that they hope will reveal secrets of the solar system's most mysterious dwarf planet.
By the end of the night, all but two of the 12 telescopes are operating correctly — and these are problems they hope to iron out in the coming days.Institute —Professor Buie, who has discovered nearly 1,000 dwarf planets, tells everyone it only gets better from here.Professor Young's interest in science and astronomy was piqued by her father, Larry Young, a well-known biomedical engineer in the US.
"{What] we learnt [from dad] is that, if you play your cards right, you can really enjoy what you do for a living," Professor Young says.ABC News: Brendan EspositoThree years her senior, Eliot is also a colleague of Leslie's at the Southwest Research Institute. They both worked on the New Horizons mission and are considered two of the world's leading Pluto specialists.
First, if the calculations are at all wrong, they hope at least one will be close enough to the centre of the shadow to see the "central flash".
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