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13Jul/15

Pluto flyby will be ‘gift for all mankind’

July 13, 2015SpaceAlan Stern, Astronomy, Boulder, Charon, Dwarf planet, Environment, Exploration of Pluto, John Spencer, Kuiper belt, Moons of Pluto, NASA's New Horizons, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neptune, New Horizons, Planet, Planetary science, Pluto, REX, Solar System, Southwest Research Institute, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

(NASA TV) NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is closing fast on an unexpectedly spotted Pluto, the most distant planetary body ever explored.
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11Jul/15

NASA holds daily briefing as New Horizons makes it’s final approach to Pluto

July 11, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Charon, Dwarf planet, Environment, Exploration of Pluto, John Spencer, Kuiper belt, LAUREL, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Neptune, New Frontiers program, New Horizons, Planet, Planetary science, Planets beyond Neptune, Pluto, Solar System, Space, Space science, United Statessmbale

NASA officials say they see black and white images of Pluto’s geological patterns sent back to earth by New Horizons’ mission as it is set to be the first probe to visit the distant world.

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