‎PlutoFlyby‬ by our New Horizons

Have questions about today's ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ by our New Horizons spacecraft? Members of the New Horizons Teams will be answering your questions on social media today:
- Noon ET: Join the New Horizons team on Reddit for an 'Ask us Anything' AMA session: https://www.reddit.com/…/were_scientists_on_the_nasa_new_h…/
- 2pm ET: Members of the mission team will be hosting a Pluto Q&A on NASA's Facebook page: http://facebook.com/nasa
- 6pm ET: Tweet your ‪#‎askNASA‬ questions to the team at @NASANewHorizons on Twitter

Get your questions ready for the team later today!

After a decade-long journey through our solar system, our New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto today, about 7,750 miles above the surface -- roughly the same distance from New York to Mumbai, India - making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from Earth. For details and the high-res image, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1L5MfJE ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬






Pluto has sent a love note back to Earth via our New Horizons spacecraft, which has traveled more than 9 years and 3+ billion miles. This is the last and most detailed image of Pluto sent to Earth before the moment of closest approach, which was at 7:49 a.m. EDT today. Images from the ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ will be processed and released on Wednesday, July 15. More to come!








YES! After over 9 years & 3+ billion miles, our NASA NewHorizons spacecraft's ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ was at 7:49 a.m. ET. Watch our news briefing live at 8 a.m. EDT: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv






Celebrate with us! Watch our live coverage of New Horizons mission team celebration on NASA TV. ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ is at 7:49 a.m. EDT. LIVE NOW: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
In this image, members of the New Horizons science team react to seeing the spacecraft's last and sharpest image of Pluto before closest approach later in the day.






Best Pluto image yet from our New Horizons spacecraft will be released and discussed at our 8 a.m. EDT briefing on NASA Television. Get a SNEAK PEEK here: https://instagram.com/p/5HTXKMoaFL
At 7:49 a.m. EDT today, New Horizons will zip past Pluto at 30,800 miles per hour (49,600 kilometers per hour), with a suite of seven science instruments busily gathering data. The mission will complete the initial reconnaissance of the solar system with the first-ever look at the icy dwarf planet. Images from the ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ will be processed and released on Wednesday, July 15.

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NASA on Instagram: "SNEAK PEAK of gorgeous Pluto! The dwarf planet has sent a love note back to Earth via our New Horizons spacecraft, which has traveled more..."





TODAY: After over 9 years & 3+ billion miles, our New Horizons spacecraft's ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ is at 7:49 a.m. EDT. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1M7JjMJ






Pluto’s bright, mysterious “heart” is rotating into view, ready for its close-up on close approach, in this image taken by our New Horizons spacecraft on July 12 from a distance of 1.6 million miles (2.5 million kilometers). It is the target of the highest-resolution images that will be taken during the spacecraft’s closest approach to Pluto on Tuesday. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1RvnqdR
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The Baltimore Sun Op-ed: "America is poised to reach a new milestone Tuesday in exploration and discovery... the New Horizons spacecraft will reach Pluto, providing the closest view humanity has ever seen of the dwarf planet." -Charles Bolden, NASA administrator, and John Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology
Read: http://www.baltimoresun.com/…/bs-ed-new-horizons-20150713-s…
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Did you know that you can actually see what noon on Pluto looks like? Well, you can! Find your ‪#‎PlutoTime‬, take a picture and share it with us on social media in preparation for the ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ at 7:49 a.m. ET: http://go.nasa.gov/1IWHSid






What should a Martian habitat look like? We want you to tell us! Enter our 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge for a chance to help us design structures that could be used for deep space exploration, including our ‪#‎JourneyToMars‬. http://go.nasa.gov/1K4EFfh








Tomorrow, New Horizons will complete its ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ at 7:49 a.m. ET! Watch today’s briefing for a mission update: http://go.nasa.gov/1K4AXSU






New Horizons isn’t slowing down. Learn how the fastest spacecraft to date has traveled over 3 billion miles, and what will happen after tomorrow’s 7:49 am ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬: http://go.nasa.gov/1IWjLA8
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Pluto is larger than we thought! Data from one of the tools on New Horizons has found that the dwarf planet is 1,473 miles in diameter. We have also learned the size of Pluto’s smaller moons: Nix is approximately 20 miles across, while Hydra is around 30 miles. We can’t wait to receive more data like this after tomorrow’s ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ More: http://go.nasa.gov/1K4fklt

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No, NH está lejos fuera del cinturón de asteroides y la partida más lejos. Tomará más fotografías del Cinturón de Kuiper embargo

 No, NH is far outside the asteroid belt & heading farther out. It will take more pics of the Kuiper Belt though

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We’re so excited that Stephen Hawking shares our excitement around the New Horizons mission and today’s ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬
 Estamos muy emocionados de que Stephen Hawking comparte nuestro entusiasmo en torno a la misión New Horizons y actual # PlutoFlyby

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I would like to congratulate the New Horizons team and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration for their historic flyby of Pluto. The culmination of a decade long mission, I can't wait to see what new information the New Horizons spacecraft will reveal about our distant relative. - SH

 Me gustaría felicitar al equipo de New Horizons y NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration para su sobrevuelo histórico de Plutón. La culminación de una misión larga década, no puedo esperar a ver qué nueva información de la nave espacial New Horizons revelará acerca de nuestro pariente lejano. - SH






UPDATE: Thanks for all the great questions. Keep following along for updates from New Horizons over the coming hours, days and months. Learn more about New Horizons at http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons
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We're scientists on the NASA New Horizons team, which is at Pluto. After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about 7,750 miles above the surface -- making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from Earth.

For background, here's the NASA New Horizons website with the latest: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons
Answering your Facebook questions today are:
Curt Niebur, NASA Program Scientist
Jillian Redfern, Senior Research Analyst, New Horizons Science Operations
Heather Elliott, Instrument Scientist and Co-Investigator, New Horizons' SWAP Instrument
Kelsi Singer, Post-Doc, New Horizons Science Team
Veronica Bray, Associate Staff Scientist, New Horizons Science Team
Andrew Steffl, Senior Research Scientist, New Horizons Science Team

 ACTUALIZACIÓN: Gracias por todas las grandes preguntas. Mantenga siguiendo a lo largo de actualizaciones de New Horizons en las próximas horas, días y meses. Más información sobre New Horizons en http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons
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Somos científicos del equipo de la NASA New Horizons, que está en Plutón. Después de un viaje de una década a través de nuestro sistema solar, New Horizons hizo su máxima aproximación a Plutón Martes, unos 7.750 millas por encima de la superficie - lo que es el primer misión espacial para explorar un mundo tan lejos de la Tierra.
Para el fondo, aquí está el sitio web de la NASA New Horizons con la última: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons
Responder a sus preguntas de Facebook hoy en día son:
Curt Niebur, la NASA Programa CientíficoJillian Redfern, Analista Senior de Investigación, Nuevas Operaciones Científicas HorizonsHeather Elliott, Instrumento Científico y Co-Investigador, New Horizons 'Instrumento SWAPKelsi Cantante, Post-Doc, New Horizons Equipo CientíficoVerónica Bray, Asociado del Personal Científico, New Horizons Equipo CientíficoAndrew Steffl, Senior Research Scientist, New Horizons Equipo Científico


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Members of the band “Bastille” salute our New Horizons spacecraft on its first-ever ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ today…which happens to also be Bastille Day! https://youtu.be/8s0XVv6jffk

 Los miembros de la banda "Bastille" saludan nuestra nave espacial New Horizons en su primera vez # PlutoFlyby hoy ... que pasa a ser también el Día de la Bastilla! https://youtu.be/8s0XVv6jffk


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LIVE Now: Scientists on the our New Horizons team, which is at Pluto, are on a Reddit AMA. Ask them anything about the mission & Pluto! https://www.reddit.com/…/were_scientists_on_the_nasa_new_ho… ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬

 Ahora en vivo: Los científicos en el nuestro equipo de New Horizons, que está en Plutón, están en una AMA Reddit. Pídales que nada sobre la misión y Plutón! https://www.reddit.com/.../were_scientists_on_the_nasa_new_ho... # PlutoFlyby





We've been seeing new worlds in the solar system for almost as long as we've been exploring space. Our New Horizons spacecraft's ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬ was at 7:49 a.m. EDT today! Watch 'Pluto in a Minute' for more on first ever views of other worlds. https://youtu.be/L13kP7RcCBU

 Hemos estado viendo nuevos mundos en el sistema solar durante casi todo el tiempo que hemos estado explorando el espacio. Nuestra nueva nave espacial de Horizontes # PlutoFlyby fue a las 7:49 am EDT hoy! Ver 'Plutón en un minuto' para más información sobre primeros nunca vistas de otros mundos. https://youtu.be/L13kP7RcCBU

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Pluto and its large moon Charon

Pluto and its large moon Charon shine in false color! New Horizons images highlight these truly complex worlds. These are not actual color images—they are shown here in exaggerated colors that make it easy to note the differences in surface material and features on each planetary body. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HsJNJc ‪#‎PlutoFlyby‬