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Take a sneak peek at Pluto

14 July 2015 Astronomy Now
Photo credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Photo credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

Scientists released a sneak peek of Pluto taken by New Horizons around 2000 GMT Monday at a range of 766,000 kilometres (476,000 miles), about 16 hours before closest approach.

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News Headlines

  • The Great Square of Pegasus: heralding autumn
    11 September 2023
  • New comet predicted to brighten rapidly as it sprints Sunwards
    18 August 2023
  • NASA picks up faint carrier signal from Voyager 2
    2 August 2023
  • Razor-sharp test images show Euclid’s instruments performing as expected
    31 July 2023
  • NASA loses touch with Voyager 2; waits for craft to ‘phone home’
    31 July 2023
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