"What will happen to Earth after 70 million years if we consider plate tectonics? What may be the chicken's evolutionary response to these?"
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Question
Will the next planet NASA will explore be Eris?
No, Eris is simply too far away. It would take about 20 years for a spacecraft to reach Eris. The good news, however, is that we do have a spacecraft called New Horizons that is headed for a similar dwarf planet, Pluto. Read about it at http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/.
David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
November 6, 2008
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