Astronomy
A signal received from the New Horizons spacecraft shows that it survived its historic encounter with Pluto.
The signal took 4 hours and 25 minutes to traverse 4.7 billion km of space to reach Nasa's communications antennas in Madrid, Spain.
Data in its first home call since Tuesday's flyby suggest the spacecraft experienced no upsets as it hurtled past the icy world at a speed of 14 kilometer per second.
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Astronomy
It's Official: New Horizons Survives Pluto Flyby
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| New Horizons Flight Controllers celebrate after they received confirmation from the spacecraft that it had successfully completed the flyby of Pluto, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in the Mission Operations Center. |
The signal took 4 hours and 25 minutes to traverse 4.7 billion km of space to reach Nasa's communications antennas in Madrid, Spain.
Data in its first home call since Tuesday's flyby suggest the spacecraft experienced no upsets as it hurtled past the icy world at a speed of 14 kilometer per second.
- A Full View Of Pluto?s Stunning Crescent.
This image was made just 15 minutes after New Horizons? closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, as the spacecraft looked back at Pluto toward the sun. The wide-angle perspective of this view shows the deep haze layers of Pluto's atmosphere...
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