An artist's rendition of New Horizons as it flies past Pluto in 2015. Pluto's large moon, Charon, and the distant Sun appear in the background.
Image courtesy Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute.

Here's how an artist thinks New Horizons will look as it flies past Pluto in 2015. Can you spot Pluto's large moon, Charon, and the Sun, which is very far away, in the background?
Image courtesy Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute.

Here's what New Horizons may look like when it flies past Pluto in 2015. Can you spot Pluto's large moon, Charon, in the background? Can you see the Sun, which is very far away?
Image courtesy Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute.

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