New Horizons Speeds Past Pluto

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. The probe was set to grab more images and other data as it passed just 12,500km from the little world at 12:50 BST. The spacecraft is currently out of contact with Earth as it continues its observations. However, scientists already have colour data from the approach and said they might release another new picture of Pluto later today.

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