Images of Pluto and Charon continue to captivate Nasa: 'This world is alive'

The space agency will reveal latest data and photos of the planet and its moon from New Horizons spacecraft Thursday, adding to its unprecedented collection

The newest images and data from Pluto continue to astound Nasa scientists, lead researcher Alan Stern said on Monday, telling a university hall that "2015 will be a year in textbooks forever" as the point when mankind unveiled the world on the edge of its solar system.

"This world is alive," Stern said of Pluto to a packed room at the University of Alberta. "It has weather, it has hazes in the atmosphere, active geology."