»» 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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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.
»» Rise and Shine: New Horizons Wakes for Annual Checkout
[Sunday, August 2, 2009] New Horizons is up from the longest nap of its cruise to Pluto, as operators "woke" the spacecraft from hibernation yesterday for its annual series of checkouts and tests.
»» NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto: The PI's Perspective: A Summer's Work, Far From Home
[Wednesday, July 15, 2009] The work is fun, no doubt there; but it never ends on this mission of exploration -- particularly in the summer, when we conduct our annual spacecraft checkouts.
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