#HTE

On July 14th, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history. It was the first vehicle ever to visit and study Pluto up close — and nearly a year later, the mission is still providing amazing details about the dwarf planet. During its flyby, the probe came within 7,750 miles of Pluto’s surface, gathering data about the tiny world and snapping detailed images along the way. And the spacecraft has been sending back all that data piece by piece over the past year, slowly crafting an intricate portrait of Pluto as a unique and active world.

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