Pluto The Pup

Pioneer is a remake of Frontier; a procedurally generated, Newtonian based space sim with countless star systems to explore. The final objective of this series is to reach the center of the galaxy while exploring interesting systems along the way. Whether or not I reach the center doesn’t matter, it’s about the journey. In this episode we explore URANUS and slingshot around Neptune towards an orbitting asteroid. We end by landing on Pluto before leaving the system. In the next episode we will hopefully leave the Sol system and explore the next system on the way to the center of the galaxy (TBA). **ADDITION** I’ve gotten some requests to do a flyby of the Sun before I leave the system – we will do this in Ep. 5! DOWNLOAD pioneerspacesim.net JOIN THE COMMUNITY www.spacesimcentral.com **FOLLOW ALONG** You can actually follow along my journey using an addon created by one of the Pioneer Dev’s for this Let’s Play. It will automatically bring you to all the systems I visit, in whatever order you wish! It is constantly updated. Please check out Brianetta’s hard work here: gist.github.com LET’S PLAY www.spacesimcentral.com You will now click on Subscribe.

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160) Class begins with a review of the first problem set. Newton’s Third Law is applied in explaining how exoplanets are found. An overview of the Solar System is given; each planet is presented individually and its special features are highlighted. Astronomy is discussed as an observational science, and the subject of how to categorize objects in the Solar System is addressed. The Pluto controversy is given special attention and both sides of the argument regarding its status are considered. 00:00 – Chapter 1. Review of the Problem Set 06:22 – Chapter 2. Conservation of Momentum in Exoplanets 14:02 – Chapter 3. Inner and Outer Solar System Objects 29:47 – Chapter 4. Kuiper Belt Objects and Oort Cloud 35:13 – Chapter 5. Classification and Interpretation of Celestial Objects Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2007.