The probe was launched 12 years ago … beyond the "world we know"!

New Horizons probes altimia Tholey (the world we know) in the Kaiber belt, 6 billion kilometers from Earth, at the first event of its kind to study, which could give scientists a clearer picture beginnings of the solar system.

NASA has described the moment as "historic," claiming that "after many years of space travel, the New Horizons spacecraft is at the closest point to Altmia Thule. "

It is thought that the particle "Altima Thule" will freeze 4.6 billion years ago, when our solar system will form. NASA claims that the particle is the farthest celestial body ever visited and explored by humans.

After a four to five hour drive to Altima Thuly, New Horizons will be in contact with Earth for about fifteen minutes to send a first clear image.

NASA is waiting to have the picture at the end of the day.

According to NASA, the high-speed spacecraft "Newharezons" gained speed thanks to a rocket launched in 2006, at a speed greater than 16 km / s (more than 57 000 km / h).

He also gained momentum due to his flight near Jupiter in 2007, which allowed him to "tip over like a steeple and reach an additional speed of about 15,500 km / h".

How does NASA communicate with the vehicle?

The vehicle is now more than 6.4 billion kilometers from Earth, but NASA can easily communicate with it by radio waves emitted to and from the spacecraft at the speed of light, more than a billion kilometers per hour.

While the radio signal takes a little more than a second and a half to reach the moon, it takes more than 6 hours to connect to the vehicle.

New horizons and the Earth are connected via a series of data in the form of zeros and units.