Pluto's time to shine just hours away – a guide and timetable
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
Countdown to discovery! Not since Voyager 2's flyby of Neptune in 1989 have we flung a probe into the frozen outskirts of the Solar System. Speeding along at 30,800 miles per hour New Horizons will pierce the Pluto system like a smartly aimed arrow.