Historic Flyby Of Pluto Reveals Fascinating Details About The Dwarf Planet

Sarah Benton Feitlinger
2015-07-25T12:26:32-07:00

Cheers erupted at "Plutopalooza" parties all across the United States as the New Horizons spacecraft soared past the dwarf planet at 7:49 am EDT on Tuesday, July 14th. The historic encounter that brought the spacecraft within 7,800 miles of Pluto, successfully ended the three billion mile journey that began almost a decade ago.