Dr. Henry Throop is a Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division at NASA. His research focuses on the outer solar system and he has published over 40 articles in scientific journals, on topics ranging from planetary rings, to planet and star formation, to astrobiology and the origins of life, to searching for (and co-discovering) Pluto's smallest moon, Styx, in 2012.
Throop is an expert in the analysis and modeling of planetary rings, including the dusty rings of Jupiter and Saturn, and searches for rings at Pluto and Arrokoth. Throop was a member of the science team for NASA’s New Horizons mission, and was involved in its historic encounters with Pluto in 2015 and MU69 Arrokoth in 2019.
Throop visited the Maldives on the invitation of the U.S. Embassy Male’ for a series of Astronomy programs at Hulhumale, Male’ and Kaafu Huraa. He sat down for a conversation with Adhadhu, to speak about his work, the sessions in Maldives and other interesting topics. READ MORE from Adhadhu
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