CHASING NEW HORIZONS: INSIDE THE EPIC FIRST MISSION TO PLUTO

In July 2015, humanity’s fastest spacecraft, “New Horizons,” flew by Pluto, revealing details of its surprisingly active surface and atmosphere for the first time.  Come hear the mission’s Principal Investigator, Alan Stern, and noted planetary scientist and author, David Grinspoon, discuss their unique, insider’s view of how we got to Pluto and what we discovered there. Learn about the hazy layers of smog in Pluto’s air, the mysterious ocean-like feature called Sputnik, the towering mountains made of solid ice, and much more.  The evening will include a preview of the mission’s next flyby, in 2019, of a remote member of the Kuiper Belt of icy remnants from the birth of our solar system.

After the talk, there will be a book signing for Stern and Grinspoon’s new book Chasing New Horizons (2018, Picador Books.)