Destination: Pluto

Name: Destination: Pluto
Released: 2014-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Programa de TV · Documental · De interés especial

Follow the timeline of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. Watch reactions from those closest to the mission through its journey to Pluto.

2014 · 7m

EPISODIO 1

Part 1: Close Encounters of the Plutonian Kind

Tracing the timeline of the New Horizons mission.
EPISODIO 2

Part 2: Pluto Or Bust

The controversial debate of Pluto's planetary status is explored.
EPISODIO 3

Part 3: Into The Kuiper Belt

As New Horizons gets ever closer to its final destination of Pluto, we take a look at the instruments onboard the spacecraft. How do they work, and what will they help us learn about this distant planet?
EPISODIO 4

Part 4: The Mapmaker's Dream

As the New Horizons spacecraft gets ever closer to Pluto, the images being relayed back to Earth are superior to anything we've seen before. Take a look at how we're mapping the surface, and the new knowledge gleaned as New Horizons approaches its target.
EPISODIO 5

Part 5: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Weeks from its final destination, the New Horizons spacecraft is now closer to Pluto than any other man-made craft has ever been. Although it's been smooth sailing so far, the dangers will increase exponentially as it encounters Pluto's planetary orbit.
EPISODIO 6

Part 6: The Shoals Of Pluto

New Horizons journey to Pluto is winding down, and its destination is dead-ahead. The images being sent to Earth are unlike anything we've seen before - find out what we're learning about this unexplored dwarf planet.