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Pluto, as seen by New Horizons the day before the flyby.

The New Horizons mission to Pluto

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Dec 5, 2014, 10:00am EST

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April 14, 2015
NASA's New Horizons probe is visiting Pluto — and just sent back its first color photos

By Joseph Stromberg

Soon we'll see Pluto up close for the first time.
December 5, 2014
We've never seen Pluto up close. That's going to change soon.

By Joseph Stromberg

The New Horizons probe will by flying by this summer — and it's about to wake up from hibernation.