theverge: The New Horizons spacecraft is set to pass Pluto on…













theverge:

The New Horizons spacecraft is set to pass Pluto on July 14th, and when it does it will give us the first real glimpse ever seen of the giant ball of rock and ice.

In anticipation of that historic moment, the National Space Society commissioned this beautiful video teaser from Wanderers creator Erik Wernquist. Most of the video is spent showing off the worlds we’ve already explored with spacecraft programs, but it’s all preamble for 

It’s all preamble, however, for Wernquist’s visual take on Pluto, a world 3 billion miles away. The two shots we see are colorful and awe-inspiring, and in less than a month we’ll see just how right he got it.

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