It's finally time to see Pluto up close Pluto will no longer be just a blurry photo in a textbook. 'The 100' Season 3: Clarke Will Be 'Losing It' In The Premiere, Time Jump Teased At SDCC The dwarf planet is still receiving sympathy for its 2006 demotion, and fans of the former ninth planet will get to see Pluto like never before when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passes within 7,767 miles of the frigid rock on Tuesday.