The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA has achieved the Pluto flyby today with the New Horizon Space craft that left the earth nine years ago.NASA also has released an image taken by the space craft 16 hours before the flyby. The latest image being expected tomorrow is the image taken while closest to the farthest planet of the solar system.
"New Horizons was 476,000 miles from the surface at the time this photo was taken, but it got as close as 7,500 miles, so we can expect more detailed images to emerge," Venturebeat.com.
Other pictures released was the planet's moon, Charon.
It is believed that this ground breaking discovery by NASA would dymistify some mysteries sorrounding the dwarf planet.
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