Future Space News of 2015: Destination Ceres and Pluto!

The video discusses two significant NASA missions in 2015: the Dawn mission to the dwarf planet Ceres and the New Horizons mission to Pluto. Dawn, launched in 2007, aims to study Ceres to understand planetary formation. New Horizons, launched in 2006, will explore Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, providing unprecedented images and data. The video concludes with a call to support Sci Show Space.

What is the main focus of the two space missions discussed in the introduction?

• Exploring the outer galaxies

• Studying the Sun's atmosphere

• Understanding the solar system's formation

• Investigating black holes

What is the primary goal of the Dawn mission?

• To land on the Moon

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To capture images of Jupiter

• To study the dwarf planet Ceres

Which propulsion method does the Dawn spacecraft use?

• Chemical propulsion

• Nuclear propulsion

• Solar sails

• Ion propulsion

What is the New Horizons mission's main objective?

• To gather data on Pluto

• To study the atmosphere of Venus

• To orbit around Saturn

• To explore the asteroid belt

How long could New Horizons potentially continue its observations in the Kuiper Belt?

• 15 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 20 years