NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft begins first stages of Pluto encounter
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 17:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft recently began its long-awaited, historic encounter with Pluto. The spacecraft is entering the first of several approach phases that culminate July 14 with the first close-up flyby of the dwarf planet, 4.67 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) from Earth.