Pluto Up Close
- Episode aired Aug 20, 2017
Pluto is one of the least understood bodies in our solar system. In 2006 the New Horizons spacecraft set out on a mission to explore what was then the ninth planet in our solar system. It wo... Read allPluto is one of the least understood bodies in our solar system. In 2006 the New Horizons spacecraft set out on a mission to explore what was then the ninth planet in our solar system. It would take nine and a half years to travel the 7.5 billion kilometers, but shortly after New... Read allPluto is one of the least understood bodies in our solar system. In 2006 the New Horizons spacecraft set out on a mission to explore what was then the ninth planet in our solar system. It would take nine and a half years to travel the 7.5 billion kilometers, but shortly after New Horizon's departure, Pluto would be stripped of its planetary status. What compelled the ... Read all