Category Archives: New Horizons

Writing about Space in Poetry and Prose

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Jane Peddicord

Night Wonders author Jane Peddicord shares her interest in writing about space. Continue reading →

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Space Game! Where in the Solar System is Destination Five? And Thou Art…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jane Peddicord

Well done Archimedes, Bird of the Wind, and all you Space Bloggers who put 1 and 27 together and figured out that the hazy blue ice giant with the funny name and the twenty-seven moons named after theatrical characters – breathe … Continue reading →

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Space Game: Where in the Solar System is Destination Two? (day 5) And the answer is…

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jane Peddicord

PLUTO! Hey Space Bloggers, you figured it out! I didn’t doubt you for a light second! Remember how I said that we have to wait until 2015 to get a close up picture of Pluto. Well, we do, but… Even … Continue reading →

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What about Jupiter?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Jane Peddicord

Hi all you SpaceBloggers! After learning that we don’t know what Pluto looks like yet, mathematician1 asked, “What about Jupiter?” A very good question that I couldn’t wait to answer! As it turns out, New Horizons took some fantastic pictures … Continue reading →

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Welcome to SpaceBlog!

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Jane Peddicord

Here you can ask, answer and discuss all things space related. To get us started, I’m going to ask a question: What does Pluto look like? Those of you who are already googling, don’t bother. Because the answer is: WE … Continue reading →

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Post Script

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Jane Peddicord

In case you’re wondering: 1.  No, the photo at the end of the previous post (also below)  is NOT SpaceBlog taking off. It’s New Horizons atop an Atlas 5 rocket launching from the Kennedy Space Center on January 19, 2006. … Continue reading →

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