Nasa New Horizon Spacecraft Speeds Past Pluto

Posted by African Examiner Latest News, U.S./Canada, World News Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second.

Earlier, the space agency released the most detailed picture yet as it hurtled towards the dwarf planet on Tuesday.

The probe was set to grab more images and other data as it passed just 12,500km from the little world at 11:50 GMT (12:50 BST).

The spacecraft is currently out of contact with Earth as it continues its observations.

BBC

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