The dramatic images of huge ice plains on Pluto beamed to Earth final week prove that it is regions on the edge of the solar system - long thought to be inert wastelands - that are the most exciting for scientistsFor a world perched at the outer edge of the solar system,Pluto caused considerable excitement final week when it was revealed to be a place of unexpected dynamic activity. The New Horizons probe – after a 10-year voyage to reach the dwarf planet – was able to exhibit that it contains remarkable plains of ice that could have formed only 100 million years ago, a mere twinkling of a cosmic eye.Continue reading..., and
Source: theguardian.com