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    When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning

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    Image of laurelkornfeld001 laurelkornfeld001
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    Dwarf planets are planets too! Our solar system has 13 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    boy is it ever cold today on pluto. #space
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    Image of Kitradu Kitradu
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    Kuiper Belt vs Kuyper Belt: Discuss... I'll begin, Kuiper Belt, what the Sun wears to the buffet. Kuyper Belt, what Reptile wears when not fighting in Mortal Kombat. #space
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning

      #space
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    Image of jabber jabber
    11/12/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: See if Pluto a dog then what the f is Goofy?? #space
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/12/09

    In reply to When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
    I wonder how long it takes to transmit data from Pluto to Earth? #space
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    11/12/09

    @FrankenPC: 30-50AUs between them (pluto's orbit is weird)...light speed is ~7.20 AH/h = 216-360 hours
    or between 9 and 15 days one way...not sure what the distance is at the moment... #space
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    11/12/09

    @FrankenPC: From the Sun, light takes 4 to 7 hours to get there, roughly, depending on how far out it is.

    From Earth, figure it's about the same (as we're only 8 light-minutes away... THAT'S how far away Pluto is, folks). #space
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    Image of Citizen Kang Citizen Kang
    11/12/09

    @goldfarb:

    Ummm...your math makes no sense unless I'm reading it completely wrong. At 7.2 AUs per hour and the distance being 30-50 AUs, isn't it more like 4-7 hours? Where does 9 and 15 days one way come into play? If I'm totally screwing this up, let me know, but, otherwise, your math seems really wrong. #space
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    11/12/09

    @Citizen Kang: HAHAHAHA!...
    opps...
    you're right...I'm doing like 10 things here at work...silly me...silly copy/paste...silly work...I'm going home. #space
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    11/12/09

    @Citizen Kang: you add time for being on hold, navigating NASA's phone tree and for getting the Operator to accept the charges... #space
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    Image of Guang Guang
    11/12/09

    @KhaiJB: getting the operator to believe where you're calling from/to might also take some time/effort #space
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    Image of manimatr0n manimatr0n
    11/10/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    If we're throwing recommendations into the ring, I'm gonna cast one for Irredeemable. It's low priced, and one of the best Superman amalgams since Mr. Majestic. But the story itself is so much deeper than Superman knockoff. Pick up the first issue, you'll know the t-shirts were right. Mark Waid Is Evil, indeed. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    11/10/09

    @manimatr0n: Copy that. Irredeemable is a great book. However, had my LCBS owner not have recommended it I would never have heard of it. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of GuardianOfChaos GuardianOfChaos
    11/09/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    I love Locke & Key. I actually have that on my site's list of top 5 comics you should be reading as well. It's probably one of the comics I most look forward too every month or so. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    11/08/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    May I suggest Chew?
    Chew centers around Tony Chu is a police detective who is "cibopathic," meaning he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats.
    [en.wikipedia.org]) #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of TrueCrime TrueCrime
    11/08/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    Thanks for giving Locke &Key the credit it deserves. It's a fantastic, creepy story, and the second volume was one of the trippiest thing's I've read in a while.

    I've been thinking of picking up Hill's fiction now. Is Heart-Shaped Box worth reading? #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/08/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    What was the name of that comic you guys were talking up awhile ago, the one with the girl who gets hit with fragments of an exploded military armor suit, that turns her into this witchblade knockoff? Was looking for it the other day, but couldn't remember the name of it for the life of me. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of TrueCrime TrueCrime
    11/08/09

    @Cash907Censored: Pretty sure that's Echo, by Terry Moore. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/09/09

    @TrueCrime: Sweet, thanks TC. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    11/07/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    Also, I'm totally gaga over Air. I really couldn't tell you why but I absolutely love it.

    Her previous book, Cairo was also really good too. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    11/07/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    One not mentioned but worth checking out if you want a fun story about a girl who whenever she falls asleep she finds herself in an extremely realistic American Revolution setting that may or may not be real. It's a little girly but I am absoulutely in love with The Dreamer. It started as a web comic here:

    [thedreamercomic.com]

    But it's also available single issue and the first trade is out. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    11/08/09

    @Sunshineyness: At first I thought you were going to mention "Dreamless", a web comic set in Hawaii and Japan just before 12/7/1941. An American girl and a Japanese boy who, when asleep, see through the eyes of the one who is awake.

    [dreamless.keenspot.com] #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    11/08/09

    @Sunshineyness: Just checked out "The Dreamer" on the web and added a shortcut to it in my web comics folder. Thanks for the tip. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    11/08/09

    @Golem100: No troubles and thanks for the tip on The Dreamless. Totally checking it out when I get home from work today. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    11/07/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    Been reading "Resurrection" for a few months now. Great book. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    11/07/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    Ooh, King City looks and reads AMAZING. I might just pick it up, and I don't really read comics other than Calvin & Hobbes.. #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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    11/07/09

    In reply to 5 Comics You're Not Reading (But Should Be)
    I love you, io9. Amazon.com, here I come... Wait, what's that? Hey, my credit card is screaming at me in a tiny little voice! What's it saying?

    "damn....you....graeme.... mc.... millan?"

    Wow. I never knew my credit card could talk. Neat! Now on to Amazon.com, tra-la-la.... #5comicsyoushouldbereading
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