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»» The Approach Begins: New Horizons Is Half Way To Pluto

The Approach Begins: New Horizons Is Half Way To Pluto [Friday, February 26, 2010] Today New Horizons is 15.96 astronomical units (2.39 billion kilometers, or 1.48 billion miles) from the Sun - halfway between Earth's location on launch day in Jan 2006, and Pluto's place during New Horizons' encounter with the planet in July 2015.



»» Voyager Celebrates 20-Year-Old Valentine to Solar System

Voyager Celebrates 20-Year-Old Valentine to Solar System [Monday, February 15, 2010] Twenty years ago NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft had sailed beyond the outermost planet in our solar system and turned its camera inward to snap a series of final images that would be its parting valentine to the string of planets it called home.



»» Pluto's White, Dark-Orange, and Charcoal Black Terrain Captured by Hubble

Pluto's White, Dark-Orange, and Charcoal Black Terrain Captured by Hubble [Thursday, February 4, 2010] NASA has released the most detailed and dramatic images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto.



»» NASA Announces News Telecon To Discuss Hubble Images Of Pluto

NASA Announces News Telecon To Discuss Hubble Images Of Pluto [Monday, February 1, 2010] NASA will hold a news media telecon at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 4, to discuss the latest Hubble images of the distant dwarf planet Pluto.



»» The Obama Space Vision for NASA: Massive Paradigm Shifts Ahead

The Obama Space Vision for NASA: Massive Paradigm Shifts Ahead [Monday, February 1, 2010] In announcing its $19.0 billion FY 2011 NASA budget today, the Obama Administration has made it very clear that it intends to attempt a paradigm shift in the way that America explores and utilizes space.



»» Jupiter's Moons - 400 Years After Galileo

Jupiter's Moons - 400 Years After Galileo [Sunday, January 10, 2010] On Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei's improvements to the telescope enabled humanity to see Jupiter's four largest moons for the first time.



»» NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective: Farewell 2009

NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective: Farewell 2009 [Sunday, December 6, 2009] New Horizons is now more than 1,400 days into its 9.5-year journey and well past 15 AU (astronomical units) from the Sun. We still have about 2,050 days ahead of us before we reach the Pluto system.



»» Spot Discovered on Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red and Rich With Organics and Minerals

Spot Discovered on Dwarf Planet Haumea  Shows Up Red and Rich With Organics and Minerals [Wednesday, September 16, 2009] A dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface.



»» NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective: Science Never Sleeps

NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective: Science Never Sleeps [Friday, September 4, 2009] We put New Horizons back into hibernation last week, on Aug. 27. This event signaled the completion of our third active spacecraft and payload checkout, which occupied us for most of July and August.



»» New Horizons Checks Out, Enters Hibernation

New Horizons Checks Out, Enters Hibernation [Friday, September 4, 2009] The New Horizons mission team has closed out a successful summer workout, putting its Pluto-bound spacecraft back into hibernation Aug. 27 after seven weeks of functional tests and system checks.



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