NASA seeks life in Pluto

The New Horizons spacecraft is about to approach Pluto after a 9-year journey, taking photos and sending them to NASA to learn about life on this star.

NASA spacecraft seeks life in Pluto

According to Science Alert, on July 14, the ship will be only 12,000 kilometers away from Pluto , and launch through the orbits of five sub-planets flying around the star.

Pluto the end of May, early June (Photo: NASA)

Reaching Pluto helps scientists to reproduce images and study its ice surface in more detail and than before. We will soon know the true color of the surface as well as the process of forming the protruding surface of Pluto during billions of years of celestial collisions. We can even know whether Pluto is, or ever existed, elements of life .

New Horizons began collecting images of Pluto from January. Two weeks ago, the ship's control system activated the propulsion, taking the ship to Pluto.

"The latest images taken at the end of May to the beginning of June are Pluto's dark areas ," said Marcia Dunn, astronomy reporter at Phys.org.

"Scientists are very eager to study the size and shape of these dark spots as well as determine their exact location. The transmitted image will become more and more clear as the ship is getting closer and closer. target. "

New Horizons was launched in 2006, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, with an installation and maintenance budget of up to $ 700 million.