Boy, how the world has changed over the past 10 years, but perhaps not as profoundly as our understanding of another, more distant world that holds a special place in the hearts of northern Arizonans: Pluto. Last month marked the 10th anniversary of NASA’s New Horizons mission that revolutionized our scientific understanding of Pluto and its family of moons while captivating the global imagination with stunning imagery.

To commemorate this landmark event, some 100 scientists gathered at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — with many more joining remotely — for a conference titled Progress in Understanding the Pluto System: 10 Years After Flyby. Held from July 14–18, the conference featured more than 80 science presentations and posters exploring Pluto and its five mo

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