Direct from Pluto: The First EncounterWW

Direct from Pluto: The First Encounter

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Bill Nye's Connection to Pluto

Did you know Bill Nye, along with the Planetary Society, was one of the first to advocate for the New Horizons mission. He can't WAIT to see what it finds.

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Did you know Bill Nye, along with the Planetary Society, was one of the first to advocate for the New Horizons mission. He can't WAIT to see what it finds.WWW

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Direct from Pluto: The First EncounterW

Bill Nye's Connection to Pluto

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Dan Riskin reports from Mission Control where the Pluto Fly By has happened. Now we wait for it to turn and take more images.WWW

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Direct from Pluto: The First EncounterW

A Big Deal For Humanity

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Why push the limits of the universe? We just want to know what's out there to be discovered. What would it be like to see Pluto.WWW

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One Spacecraft. One Chance.

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