When last week's batch of images came down from New Horizons, a number of our readers complained that they were all in black and white. While they gave us a sense of the planet's rugged features and complex geology, they really didn't tell us what this icy world looks like. NASA may have been reading the article discussion because the latest batch of images handles the colour issue—mostly.
Rather than providing RGB images, however, the new batch has data on red, blue, and infrared. So it's not full colour yet, but you can revel in the fact you're looking at information that your eyes can't actually see.
New Horizons is currently moving deeper into the Kuiper Belt, heading for a second rendezvous with one of the bodies there. Meanwhile, data from the Pluto visit keeps on pouring in; we'll continue to provide updates as it is made available.
