2015 Event NASA's New Horizons probe reestablishes contact to transmit the first close photos of Pluto and its moons; the probe launched in 2006 and has traveled over 3 billion miles; it will continue transmitting data for the next 16 months 2014 Event NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2013 Event NASA's New Horizons team releases the first high resolution view of Pluto's largest moon; Charon, which is as large as the state of Texas, is covered in ice 2013 Event Planet Pluto receives names for its fourth and fifth moons; the International Astronomical Union names them Kerberos and Styx 2012 Event The discovery of the fifth moon of Pluto, S/2012 P 1, is announced by astronomers 2006 Event Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet' 1999 Event Pluto again becomes outermost planet 1997 Death Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer, discovered Pluto in 1930, dies at 90 1996 Event 1st surface photos of Pluto by Hubble Space Telescope 1979 Event Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer) 1978 Event James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced 1967 Death Pinto Colvig, animation voice (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75 1955 Birthday Patrick McCabe, born in Clones, Ireland, novelist, wrote 'Butcher Boy', 'Breakfast on Pluto', both adapted into films by Neil Jordan 1944 Event Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating 1938 Death William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 1930 Event Planet Pluto named 1930 Event Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory 1930 Event U.S. astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto 1930 Event Clyde Tombaugh photographs planet Pluto 1915 Event Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1906 Birthday Clyde William Tombaugh, U.S., astronomer, discovered Pluto 1892 Birthday Pinto Colvig, OR, animation voice, Goofy, Pluto 1855 Birthday Percival "Percy" Lowell, U.S. astronomer, predicted discovery of Pluto
