New Horizons passes Neptune orbit on way to Pluto encounter

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Like a traveler on a very long road trip, a deep space probe has passed the last sign post before its destination. NASA has announced that its New Horizons probe has passed the orbit of Neptune – its last milestone before it flies by Pluto on July 14 next year. Launched in 2006, the piano-sized unmanned spacecraft is almost 2.75 billion mi (4.42 billion km) from Earth and is the fastest man-made object ever sent into space. .. Continue Reading New Horizons passes Neptune orbit on way to Pluto encounter

Section: Space

Tags: NASA, Neptune, New Horizons, Solar System, Spacecraft

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