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NationalGeographicChanneljoinstopscientistsattheJohnsHopkinsAppliedPhysicsLaboratoryinconjunctionwithNASAonahistoricmissiontotheedgeofoursolarsystemwiththegoalofcapturingthefirstclearimagesanddataeverrecordedofPluto. Small,cold,andabsurdlyfaraway,Plutohasalwaysbeenselfishwithitssecrets.Sinceitsdiscoveryin1930,thedwarfplanethasrevolvedbeyondreach,itsfrostysurfaceablurredmysterythateventhemostpowerfultelescopescan’tbringintofocus.WeknowaboutPluto.Butwedon’treallyknowit. ThatwillchangeonJuly14,whenNASA’sNewHorizonsspacecraftisscheduledtoflywithin8,000milesofthefrozendwarf.It’sariskymaneuver,butifallgoeswell,thefleetingcloseencounterwillunveilthelastoftheclassicalsolarsystem’sunexploredworlds.We’llfinallygettomeettheformerninthplanetface-to-face—toreallyseeitssurfaceandthatofitslargestmoon,Charon.Scientistshavesomeguessesaboutwhattheymightfind,buttheonlythingtheycansayforsureisthatPlutopromisestobeasurprise.