NASA’s space probe New Horizons sent back the best close-ups of Pluto mankind will probably see for decades. They are the first in a series of the sharpest views of Pluto it obtained during its July flyby. They’ve made a mosaic of the images, which you can find below. The images form a strip 80 km (50 mi) wide on a world 3 […]

NASA’s space probe New Horizons made some images of Pluto at a distance of around 50 million km. The colour movies below, assembled from the images, show Pluto and its largest moon Charon in motion and colour. New Horizons is on its way to Pluto, and will make its closest approach on 14 July, flying by around 12,500 km (7,800 […]