Latest developments in space news with Derrick Pitts

    The latest developments in space news with DERRICK PITTS, chief astronomer of the Franklin Institute. We discuss water on Mars, Pluto’s planet status, and the Hubble Space Telescope’s 100,000th orbit. Water was found in Martian permafrost – is there life on Mars? In 2006 Pluto’s planet status was demoted by the International Astronomical Union. And this weekend The Great Planet Debate is being held in Maryland to discuss if planets are passé.
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