NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted an epic fly-by past the dwarf planet of Pluto yesterday, producing incredibly detailed images of the celestial body for the first time ever. Almost 10 years after the spacecraft first embarked on its journey, the NASA New Horizons Twitter account announced last night, “LOCKED! We have confirmation of a successful Pluto fly-by.“ The probe is expected to send back more pictures of Pluto today. “Our spacecraft did exactly what it was supposed to do,“ said mission operations manager Alice Bowman. “Just like we planned it, just like we practiced“…
Pluto flyby confirmed by NASA – Technology & Science – CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/pluto-flyby-confirmed-by-nasa-1.3150704
Pluto: New Horizons probe makes contact with Earth | Science | The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/15/new-horizons-pluto-probe-makes-contact-with-earth