Big Day for Little Pluto: Probe Makes Historic Flyby

TECH SPACE HUMAN EARTH HISTORY ANIMALS ADVENTURE VIDEO View Online Big Day for Little Pluto: Probe Makes Flyby Baby planet Pluto gets its closeup -- or so scientists hope. Confirmation that New Horizons probe survived its brush by Pluto won't come til Tuesday night. READ MORE Human Hands May Be More Primitive Than Chimp Hands Human hands are less advanced than those of our closest primate ancestors, a new study finds. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Why Can't Chimps Speak? As ever, genes are at play in this special talent. Peru's Nazca Lines Reveal Mysterious New Animal Images Twenty-four new animal geoglyphs appear using 3-D scans of the ground. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Why Did We Stop Building Pyramids? Why were they built, and why did humans STOP building them? How Long Should You Expect to Live? These days, you can expect to live a long and healthy life. But will you make it to 100? WATCH Follow Discovery News on Facebook! Get your sci-tech headlines all day on Twitter too! At Discovery Communications, we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from future communications like this, please click here. Privacy Policy Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © Copyright 2015 Discovery Communications, LLC