Mason astronomy professor Michael Summers is a key member of the New Horizons team that is preparing for Tuesday’s fly-by of Pluto. Among other things, Summers will be analyzing Pluto’s atmosphere as the spaceship soars past the orb.
The dwarf planet Pluto will finally reveal some of its secrets Tuesday, July 14, when the New Horizons spacecraft flies by after a three-billion-mile trip that’s taken nearly a decade.
