TIL that in 1930 astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto and in 2007 his ashes were aboard the first spacecraft sent to explore it. hopesandfears.com Submitted by Emu_Enough t3_10n7h75 on January 28, 2023 at 5:44 AM in todayilearned 24 comments 600
ReadingGoat t1_j68buxp wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:35 PM He was at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ when he found it. You can go there today and see the telescope he used, among other really cool stuff. It’s a great place to visit. Permalink 7
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