New Horizons Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto‏

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NASA Science News for Dec. 3, 2011

NASA's New Horizons mission has reached a special milestone on its way to reconnoiter the Pluto system, coming closer to the dwarf planet than any other spacecraft.

FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/03dec_newhorizons/

See also the related video, Dwarf Planet Mysteries Beckon to New Horizons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtcIbJKZZQQ