NASA probe sees weird ‘dotted line’ on Pluto — then signal cuts out

A NASA probe sent back mystifying images of the surface of dwarf planet pluto — then the signal cut out.
The probe sent back a strange image of a ‘dotted line’ on the surface of the planet, which scientists admit is a ‘real puzzle’.
The craft’s main computer malfunctioned hours later, and scientists are now working to revive the craft.
The probe is powered by a Star Trek-style ion drive — and has ‘slept’ for nine years on its journey to Pluto.
Over the next few months, New Horizons is set to unlock the secrets of Pluto, a distant, icy world which has never been seen except as a distant dot in our telescopes.
‘It’s a real puzzle — we don’t know what the spots are, and we can’t wait to find out,’ said New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern.
