Pluto is almost here: What we've seen so far, and what's coming …
Jul 10, 2015 · After nearly a decade speeding through the vast emptiness of the solar system, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on Pluto's doorstep. On 14 July, the mission will swoop past the dwarf planet, in the first-ever visit to the frigid region …
Far beyond Pluto: What's next for NASA's New Horizons probe? - Space.com
Jul 14, 2022 · New Horizons is still on duty in extended mission mode, diving ever deeper into the Kuiper Belt to examine ancient, icy mini-worlds in that vast region beyond the orbit of Neptune.
New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 new discoveries far from …
Mar 16, 2023 · NASA's New Horizons probe flew by Pluto nearly eight years ago, but the epic encounter is still bearing scientific fruit.
Webb telescope reveals surprising details of Pluto's moon Charon
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope are giving scientists a fuller understanding about the composition and evolution of Pluto's moon Charon, the...
New Horizons - NASA Science
Jan 19, 2006 · New Horizons is a NASA mission to study the dwarf planet Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system that extends from about 30 AU, near the orbit of Neptune, to about 50 AU from the Sun.
From Mountains to Moons: Multiple Discoveries from NASA’s …
Jul 15, 2015 · Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are among the several discoveries announced Wednesday by NASA’s New Horizons team, just one day after the spacecraft’s first ever Pluto flyby.
Hard feelings over mission change for NASA’s Pluto spacecraft
May 4, 2023 · A mission takeover? No one disputes that New Horizons has made stunning discoveries in the Kuiper belt, which contains debris left over from the Solar System’s early history. The spacecraft has...
Pluto team updates science from the solar system's edge - Phys.org
Mar 15, 2023 · Nearly eight years after its historic Pluto flyby, NASA's New Horizons probe is getting ready for another round of observations made from the icy edge of the solar system—and this time, its field...
NASA's Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System's …
Dec 21, 2022 · NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge. New Horizons is about to wake up and study the Kuiper Belt, the universe, and even Uranus and Neptune. But a new target to...
News and images from the Pluto New Horizons team - NASA Blogs
Dec 20, 2018 · The New Horizons spacecraft is healthy and on final approach to explore Ultima Thule in the Kuiper Belt. On New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, New Horizons will swoop three times closer to “Ultima” than we flew past Pluto!