NASA’s Pluto Probe Is Finally Approaching a Major Boundary of Deep Space

The probe is set to become the third human-made object to leave the solar system, but it must first cross this mysterious ...

NASA’s New Horizons travelled 3 billion miles over 9 years to reach Pluto – but it was moving too fast to stop when it arrived

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft completed its swift flyby of Pluto after a nine-year journey. The mission prioritized data ...
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New Horizons Sampling Space Weather on Approach to Pluto

As NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft approaches the Pluto system, its space plasma (also called charged particle) instruments —SWAP and PEPSSI — have already been taking measurements and assessing the ...
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Spacecraft Awakens for Pluto Encounter

A drawing shows the New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. automation After a journey stretching 3 billion miles, NASA's New Horizons probe has awakened ...
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The Kuiper Belt discovery that cost Pluto its planet status

Pluto sits far closer to Earth than distant galaxies, yet even Hubble struggles to resolve it clearly. At its closest approach, Pluto spans just 0.11 arcseconds in our sky — far smaller than vast ...