- It is the fastest spaceship ever launched and has been hurtling towards its target at a staggering 36,000mph for the past nine years. But now Nasa engineers are preparing to put their robot craft, New Horizons, on its final course – to the tiny world of Pluto. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/11/pluto-new-horizons-spaceship-epic-encounter-planet 14 comments worldnews
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- Pluto image revealed by Nasa offers closest look yet at dwarf planet | Space | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/10/pluto-image-revealed-by-nasa-offers-closest-look-yet-at-dwarf-planet 30 comments
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