The next few days will be extremely busy and exciting for the New Horizons team. However, images and data from the closest approach on Tuesday won’t start being transmitted back to earth till Wednesday. The probe must focus all its attention on the planet during the fly-by.
You can follow the latest news flashes about the encounter at #PlutoFlyby hashtag on Twitter.
Find lots of information and news on the mission at New Horizons, the primary website for the mission. The site includes
Here are various news sites devoted to the Pluto fly-by:
- New Horizons Mission Central | Special Coverage of Historic Pluto Flyby – SpaceNews.com
- Your Ultimate Guide To The Pluto Flyby – Popular Science
- New Horizons Probe’s July 14 Pluto Flyby: Complete Coverage
The scientific principle investigator Alan Stern is interviewed: Question time with Alan Stern, the Pluto evangelist – Spaceflight Now
Update: Here is today’s briefing –