<p>Our solar system's icy sentinel <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150715-pluto-flyby-photos-pictures-closeup-space/">finally came into focus</a> this week thanks to NASA's <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html">New Horizons</a>. The spacecraft came within 8,000 miles of Pluto on July 14, and the dwarf planet went from blurry blob to stunning snapshot.</p>
Pluto Through Time
Our solar system's icy sentinel finally came into focus this week thanks to NASA's New Horizons. The spacecraft came within 8,000 miles of Pluto on July 14, and the dwarf planet went from blurry blob to stunning snapshot.
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