Pluto Shows Off Its Hidden Colors begins with a clear news idea: Our first story zooms far, far out to Pluto, a small icy world at the edge of our solar system. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 6 featured a portrait of Pluto made from data collected by the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015, giving scientists their closest-ever look at this distant world. But this picture is not colored exactly the way your eyes would see Pluto from a spacecraft window. It is an enhanced-color image. That means scientists use
Important details from the episode include: Our first story zooms far, far out to Pluto, a small icy world at the edge of our solar system. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 6 featured a portrait of Pluto made from data collected by the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015, giving scientists their closest-ever look at this distant world.
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Important details from the episode include: Our first story zooms far, far out to Pluto, a small icy world at the edge of our solar system. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 6 featured a portrait of Pluto made from data collected by the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015, giving scientists their closest-ever look at this distant world.
Strong readers can compare the story with other sources, look for the main claim, and talk about what details made the story trustworthy or surprising.