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New Horizons Reaches Pluto In Historic Planetary Discovery

Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015 when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles from the surface. Photo: NASA/APL/SwRI
Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015 when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles from the surface. Photo: NASA/APL/SwRI

After almost a decade, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is making its closest pass to Pluto Tuesday. The deep space probe will survey the surface of the icy dwarf-planet and send back photos never before seen. Intersection’s Brendan Byrne talks with the mission's principal investigator Doctor Alan Stern about the mission.

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."