Most inner moons in the solar system keep one face pointed toward their central planet, much like our own moon. This is called gravitational locking, or tidal locking. The gif above shows that certainly isn’t the case with the small moons of Pluto, which behave like spinning tops. Pluto is shown at center with, in order, from smaller to wider orbit: Charon (which you can see is actually tidally locked), Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra (which all spin).
Polanoid is building the biggest Polaroid-picture-collection of the planet in order to celebrate the magic of instant photography.
Join me tomorrow, World Jump Day, in the attempt to drive planet Earth into a new orbit by having millions of people jump simultaneously. Scientific research has proven that this change of planetary positioning would very likely stop global warming, extend daytime hours, and create a more homogenous climate.
Look here for inspiration.
And look here for another cool jumping project.
