Here is new image of Pluto at 0.4km/pixel:
New photo of its moon Charon:
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Earlier, the space agency released the most detailed picture yet as it hurtled towards the dwarf planet on Tuesday.
The probe was set to grab more images and other data as it passed just 12,500km from the little world at 11:50 GMT (12:50 BST).
The spacecraft is currently out of contact with Earth as it continues its observations.
It marks the fact that all nine objects considered by many to be the Solar System's planets - from Mercury through to Pluto - have now been visited at least once by a probe.
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The New Horizons probe was released in 2006. After 9 long years the proble has finally reached Pluto and taken the best images of Pluto so far. Prior to the last couple days, the best images of Pluto were just orangey/grey blurs taken by the Hubble Telescope.
Here's an updated family portrait of the solar system (granted Pluto isn't a planet):
A very brief illustration of the probe's journey: