In 2006, a spacecraft called New Horizons set out on a mission to explore Pluto. It took 9 and a half years to travel from Earth to Pluto but the trip was well worth it. This episode looks at some of the amazing images sent back to Earth and explains what we’re learning about this dwarf planet.
Up Next in Space Kids
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Pictures Of The Night
People have been making pictures of the night sky for thousands and thousands of years. Take a trip through history to see how we’ve etched, sketched, drawn and painted the night sky through the millennia.
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Pale Blue Dot
This episode looks at our beautiful, fragile Earth from outer space and shares some inspiring words from the people who’ve seen it and study it firsthand.
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Our Solar System
Eight planets travel in circular paths around a burning ball of gases, called the Sun. Welcome to our Solar System, our space neighbourhood.
