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January 2007 Top Stories


»» NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective - New Horizons in 2007

NASA New Horizons: The PI's Perspective - New Horizons in 2007 [Friday, January 5, 2007] In 2006 New Horizons raced its way out of the inner solar system toward the gateway world Jupiter, king of the so-called "second zone" of our planetary system, which it will fly past on February 28, 2007.



»» New Horizons Jupiter Encounter Begins

New Horizons Jupiter Encounter Begins [Wednesday, January 10, 2007] The New Horizons Jupiter encounter is under way! The spacecraft began collecting data on the Jovian system this week, starting with black-and-white images of the giant planet and an infrared look at the icy moon Callisto on Jan. 8.



»» Comet McNaught - A First Light Present for STEREO

Comet McNaught - A First Light Present for STEREO [Sunday, January 14, 2007] This image of Comet McNaught comes from the Heliospheric Imager on one of the STEREO spacecraft. To the right is the comet nucleus, so bright it saturates the detector creating a bright vertical band in the image.



»» Zooming to Pluto, New Horizons Closes in on Jupiter

Zooming to Pluto, New Horizons Closes in on Jupiter [Thursday, January 18, 2007] Just a year after it was dispatched on the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet - about to swing past Jupiter and pick up even more speed.



»» One Year Down, Eight to Go, on the Road to Pluto

One Year Down, Eight to Go, on the Road to Pluto [Wednesday, January 24, 2007] A year ago New Horizons lifted off on a pillar of smoke and fire and began its journey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. How quickly that year has passed. New Horizons and our ground team accomplished a great deal in that first year of flight.




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