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Good morning all,
  I hope you had a great weekend and will look forward to the week ahead...of course, one day at a time...I wanted to get this info to you about Pluto as I know the kids have such a fascination with it.....and time is so short....hopefully you can build it into a "space theme" and let the kids participate...see the info below...wishing you all a wonderful day....we have to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, make each day special, be thankful for the good in our lives, let those we care about most know, smile , and have fun... Gabe

Naming Pluto's Features: Submit Ideas by April 24

Expectant parents try to pick out names before their baby's due date. Astronomers are doing the same thing. They're looking for suggestions for planetary features they expect to discover when a spacecraft flies past Pluto in July.
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You can submit names<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Imdlb3JnZS5mLmdhYnJpZWxsZUBuYXNhLmdvdiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDEiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiMTM4NDEyOTg1IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjI3MTYzOTUwIiwidXJpIjoiYnAyOmRpZ2VzdCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cub3VycGx1dG8ub3JnL25vbWluYXRlMiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxNTA0MTguNDQyNDA5NTEifQ.Y9kGwNx8cvD8yR8BaR9vj7kT-IGPtv8bLwv0HOPMdMs> for as-yet-undiscovered geological features on Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. Names must fit into themes<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Imdlb3JnZS5mLmdhYnJpZWxsZUBuYXNhLmdvdiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDIiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiMTM4NDEyOTg1IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjI3MTYzOTUyIiwidXJpIjoiYnAyOmRpZ2VzdCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuaWF1Lm9yZy9wdWJsaWMvdGhlbWVzL25hbWluZy8jZHdhcmZwbGFuZXRzIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDE1MDQxOC40NDI0MDk1MSJ9.txnRHtgmLC5NSXC0dG8qHD6JVjh3FJAOOc9vXZiCAZY> about mythology or exploration. You can also check out suggested names and vote<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6Imdlb3JnZS5mLmdhYnJpZWxsZUBuYXNhLmdvdiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDMiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiMTM4NDEyOTg1IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjI3MTYzOTU0IiwidXJpIjoiYnAyOmRpZ2VzdCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cub3VycGx1dG8ub3JnL3ZvdGUiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMTUwNDE4LjQ0MjQwOTUxIn0.DYvkSsI2dJmutGPzTZFWbdb3YmPniOXpKrwzXZ1Rga8> for your favorites. But don't wait. Deadline for both is next Friday, April 24.

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View the Latest Edition of "This Week at NASA" (Published April 17, 2015)
View the latest "This Week at NASA" produced by NASA Television for features on agency news and activities. Stories in this program include:
*       Another Dragon Launches to the ISS
*       New Horizons Nearing Pluto
*       MESSENGER's Accomplishments
*       Budget Hearings
*       Space Symposium
*       International Space Apps Challenge
 To watch this edition of "This Week at NASA" dated April 17, 2015, click on the image below:
 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7b8AV_wg7E>
Watch the Video You also may access this edition of "This Week at NASA" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7b8AV_wg7E
For more information on these and other stories, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/twan This Week at NASA" and other NASA features are available at http://www.nasa.gov<http://www.nasa.gov/> under NASA Multimedia,  http://www.youtube.com/nasatelevision and iTunes.

Celebrate with NASA as Agency Commemorates Hubble Space Telescope's 25th Anniversary
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is turning 25 this year. The observatory has transformed our understanding of our solar system and beyond, and helped us find our place among the stars.
Image Credit: NASA
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary with a variety of events highlighting its groundbreaking achievements and scientific contributions with activities running April 20-26.
Hubble, the world's first space telescope, was launched on April 24, 1990 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In its quarter-century in orbit, the observatory has transformed our understanding of our solar system and beyond, and helped us find our place among the stars.
Starting at midnight EDT on Monday, April 20, and running through Sunday, April 26, images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will be broadcast several times each hour on the Toshiba Vision dual LED screens in Times Square, New York.
The IMAX movie Hubble 3D is playing at select theatres across the United States throughout April. Hubble images come to vast, three-dimensional life, taking audiences through the telescope's 25-year existence and putting them in orbit with astronauts during the latest servicing mission. For more information and the trailer, visit:
http://hubblesite.org/hubble_20/imax_hubble_3d/
Commemorative 3-D Hubble model and logo files will be available beginning April 20. The files can be downloaded and printed using a 3-D printer and assembled into a miniature Hubble model. For more information, visit:
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NASA Television will air the following anniversary events:
*       Thursday, April 23 (9 to 9:45 a.m.) -- Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington -- NASA will unveil the official Hubble 25th anniversary image at this public event, with remarks by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld, Hubble Senior Project Scientist Jennifer Wiseman, and Space Telescope Science Institute Interim Director Kathryn Flanagan.
*       Friday, April 24 (8 to 9 p.m.) - Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, 600 Independence Ave. SW, Washington -- Astronauts, scientists, engineers, technicians, educators, and staff who have contributed to Hubble's success will be honored at a closed ceremony, followed by talks from prominent officials whose significant contribution to space science have made Hubble possible. For media interviews, contact Dwayne Brown at 202-358-1726, or dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov<mailto:dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov>.
*       Saturday, April 25 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) - National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly, Virginia -- The museum is holding an open family day event featuring panels of astronauts, scientists and engineers. Speakers will recount the history of Hubble and discuss its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. For media interviews, contact Dwayne Brown at 202-358-1726, or dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov<mailto:dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov>. For more information, visit:
http://airandspace.si.edu/events/detail.cfm?id=15779
For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For more Hubble 25th Anniversary events, visit: http://www.hubble25th.org
For more information about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/hubble

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