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NASA Spacecraft May Be Threatened By Newly Discovered Moons of Pluto

Newly discovered moons around Pluto may pose a hazard to Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft, which is en route to the dwarf planet, according to scientists.

The spacecraft is now almost seven years into its nine-and-a-half-year journey across the Solar System to explore Pluto.

Source: BBC. Read full article. (link)

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