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»» NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto: Extending Our Horizons

NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto: Extending Our Horizons [Thursday, May 10, 2012] New Horizons remains healthy and on course, now more than 23 times as far from the Sun as the Earth is.



»» New Horizons on Approach: 22 AU Down, Just 10 to Go February 10, 2012

New Horizons on Approach: 22 AU Down, Just 10 to Go February 10, 2012 [Sunday, February 19, 2012] Few spacecraft travel 10 astronomical units during their entire mission. But with New Horizons already logging more than twice that distance on its way to Pluto, coming to within 10 AU of its main target is akin to entering the home stretch.



»» New Horizons Works through Winter Wakeup January 27, 2012

New Horizons Works through Winter Wakeup January 27, 2012 [Sunday, February 19, 2012] On Jan. 21, the operations team successfully tested the New Horizons Radio Science Experiment, taking advantage of an Earth-moon-spacecraft alignment to simulate atmospheric measurements "REX" will make at Pluto in 2015.



»» New Horizons Aims to Put Its Stamp on History

New Horizons Aims to Put Its Stamp on History [Wednesday, February 1, 2012] New Horizons' flight to explore the Pluto system in July 2015 will be a historic accomplishment for the U.S. space program, for planetary science, and indeed for all humankind.



»» New Horizons Team Remembers Patsy Tombaugh

New Horizons Team Remembers Patsy Tombaugh [Wednesday, January 18, 2012] Today, the team fulfilling that wish mourns Patsy Tombaugh, who died Jan. 12 in Las Cruces, N.M. She was 99.



»» Evidence for Complex Molecules on Pluto's Surface

Evidence for Complex Molecules on Pluto's Surface [Tuesday, December 20, 2011] The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph aboard Hubble has discovered a strong ultraviolet-wavelength absorber on Pluto's surface, providing new evidence that points to the possibility of complex hydrocarbon and/or nitrile molecules lying on the surface



»» Is the Pluto System Dangerous?

Is the Pluto System Dangerous? [Tuesday, November 8, 2011] New Horizons remains healthy and on course, now almost two times as far from the Sun as the Earth is, and approaching six years into its 9.5-year journey to the Pluto system.



»» Faraway Eris Is Pluto's Twin

Faraway Eris Is Pluto's Twin [Wednesday, October 26, 2011] Astronomers have accurately measured the diameter of the faraway dwarf planet Eris for the first time by catching it as it passed in front of a faint star.



»» Dwarf Planet Mysteries Beckon to New Horizons

Dwarf Planet Mysteries Beckon to New Horizons [Monday, September 5, 2011] At this moment one of the fastest spacecraft ever launched -New Horizons - is hurtling at nearly one million miles per day. Launched in 2006, it has been in flight longer than some missions last, and still has four more years of travel to go.



»» NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool To Explore The Solar System

NASA Gives Public New Internet Tool To Explore The Solar System [Saturday, September 3, 2011] The "Eyes on the Solar System" interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment for users to ride along with agency spacecraft and explore the cosmos.



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Thursday, May 17, 2012
ILS Proton M/ Breeze M Launch of Nimiq 6

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Japan H2-A Launch of SHIZUKU

Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
NASA Orion Media Event

Thursday, May 17, 2012
NASA's Deputy Administrator Discusses Future of Commercial Spaceflight

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Chat With John Mather on Twitter

Friday, May 18, 2012
NASA STEMsation Symposium Showcases Student Research

Friday, May 18, 2012
NASA Attending 47th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend

Saturday, May 19, 2012
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch of Dragon C2