Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 22, 2015

New Horizons

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 22, 2015 is “New Horizons,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: National Space Society). The original explanation runs about 157 words.

From the explanation

“In three weeks, the robotic New Horizons spacecraft will reach Pluto. As the featured video makes clear, though, humanity has been on an unprecedented epoch of robotic exploration of our Solar System ‘s planets for the past half century.”

— APOD editors, June 22, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 22, 2015
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: National Space Society
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 157 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 22, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-june-22-new-horizons

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