13K views · 6K reactions | These are real images of Pluto’s surface from NASA’s New Horizons flyby in 2015. The visuals show frozen plains and icy mountains, while the audio is a sonification of scientific data, since sound cannot travel through space. Together they offer our most immersive encounter with Pluto. Follow @spaceeves #Pluto #NewHorizons #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration | SpaceEve | Facebook

A Kuiper Belt object, spotted by our Hubble Space Telescope and visited in a flyby by our New Horizons spacecraft was named this week. With consent from Powhatan Tribal elders and representatives, it is now officially known as "Arrokoth," a Native American term meaning “sky” in the Powhatan/Algonquian language. Watch: https://youtu.be/b9YcPB0qAig | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration