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Absolutely amazing that technology can still last for so long, we can't even get a simple mobile phone last for that long on earth.

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That is so deep space that I'm surprised they can get any light from anything to keep it powered or to get pictures. Imagine being stuck in a Pluto orbit without being able to maneuver, that means a crash will be imminent.

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New Pluto images may reignite debate over dwarf planet status

As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly by Pluto on Tuesday and provide the clearest images of Pluto ever, the question still remains: Is Pluto a planet? Ref. Source 7a

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The New Horizons spacecraft has completed a historic fly-by of Pluto, NASA says, making its closest pass at 7:49 a.m. ET.

The unmanned, piano-sized spacecraft was traveling nearly 31,000 miles per hour when it passed about 7,750 miles above Pluto.

New Horizons will continue traveling out into the Kuiper Belt, a region scientists think is filled with thousands of other small, icy worlds. Scientists say the probe will continue sending back data about Pluto for several months.

New Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2006, and traveled more than 3 billion miles to reach Pluto. It's the first mission for any nation to Pluto and its five moons.

The mission completes what NASA calls its initial reconnaissance of the classical solar system. The space agency has now sent probes to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Ref. CNN

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NASA spacecraft New Horizons confirms successful mission to Pluto

NASA confirmed on Tuesday that the mission to Pluto was a success, as it received transmission from spacecraft New Horizons. The spacecraft has been traveling for nearly a decade to take images and has already sent back photos. Ref. USAToday

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NASA releases new images of Pluto taken by New Horizons spacecraft

In images NASA shared on Wednesday, Pluto's surface is shown in great detail - including mountains in a region near the equator. Launched in January 2006, the New Horizons spacecraft set out to take the world's closest and most-detailed images of Pluto. The unprecedented images are accompanied by a trove of data the scientists will receive over the next 16 months. Ref. USAToday

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Conditions on Pluto: Incredibly hazy with flowing ice (+new photos)

Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice. Ref. Source 1v

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Pluto probe new horizons has A few Scientific flybys left

After Pluto, New Horizons won't have many opportunities to pass by scientific targets out in the vast reaches of the Kuiper belt. Video provided by Newsy Ref. Source 4a