Nicky Phillips
Clyde Tombaugh was 24 when he confirmed the solar system had a ninth planet. Eighty-five years later, his will be the first human remains to leave the solar system if NASA's New Horizons space probe survives its extended journey.
Nicky Phillips
On Thursday morning NASA released what the world, especially the space science world, had been waiting for: an image from New Horizons' closest encounter with the dwarf planet on Tuesday evening.
Nicky Phillips
A signal from the spacecraft no bigger than your fridge was received on Earth, confirming the probe had survived its flyby of Pluto on Tuesday night.