New Horizons, the fastest spaceship ever to be launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is now approaching the dwarf planet that used to be considered the ninth one in our solar system, and the Pluto NASA mission will be taking in questions in an open briefing this Tuesday.
It's an exciting time for those who love space travel, as NASA is embarking on a number of projects well beyond the borders of planet Earth, including the possibility of sending astronauts to Venus (and currently sending one astronaut, Scott Kelly, to spend a year at the ISS), the discovery of a number of mysterious lights coming from Ceres - and now NASA's Pluto mission approaching its ending point after being launched nine years ago!
According to The Guardian, New Horizons, the Pluto NASA mission, is now preparing to land on the dwarf planet, and the date it scheduled to be next July, after the spacecraft has already traveled more than three billion miles since it was launched, which means that signals from New Horizons now take 4.5 hours to reach Earth.
Space Flight Insider reports that the mission began the Approach Phase 2 towards the small icy planet last April 5, and at this time the spacecraft is scheduled to begin taking the first-ever color and spectral photos of the system surrounding Pluto to gain further knowledge about the planet and its five moons - this phase will last until June 23.
This mission is set to give scientists the first-ever studies of the brightness and color variation of the planet's surface.
Yareah reports that the NASA Television will be airing the media briefings of the Pluto NASA mission this Tuesday, April 14, where the agency will be discussing the scheduled activities for the spacecraft in the next few months, as it finally reaches its target.
The Pluto NASA mission briefing will be open to the public from the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in 300 E Street SW in Washington, D.C.
Don't miss the Pluto NASA briefing this Tuesday!
