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February 1930. Clyde Tombaugh, 24 years old and fresh off a farm in Kansas, patiently scans photographic plates at the Lowell Observatory. He finds a tiny speck that turns out to be a new planet called Pluto. But in the 75 years since then, our close-up views of Pluto and its giant moon Charon still only come from artists’ imaginations.

Every other planet has been visited by Nasa spacecraft, and the post office has issued stamps to commemorate their close encounters. But Pluto, no longer considered a planet, remains unexplored. Now after 17 years of planning, Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to Pluto. This mission uses America’s most powerful rocket and features the fastest spacecraft ever launched from Earth.

If all goes well, New Horizons will study Pluto and Sharon in 2015, then fly on through previously unexplored regions. There’s recently been a burst of discoveries about our Solar Systems new frontiers. It’s led to a debate about the definition of a planet, and a controversial decision that there are actually only eight true planets. So now, New Horizons mission is poised to help shed light on this debate, and revolutionize the understanding of our cosmic neighborhoud. It’s the ultimate in discovery and exploration.

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