new horizons
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Expect To See Images From The Kuiper Belt In 2019
In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons mission made history when it captured the first detailed images of Pluto at the far edges of our solar system. Now, it’s set to go even further after the NASA mission received an official green light to extend its mission.
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A Mysterious Object Beyond Pluto Is Coming Into Focus
Pluto may be long gone, but NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is by no means finished with the outer solar system. For the second time, New Horizons has observed 1994 JR1, a 145km wide Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) that orbits over 3 billion miles from the sun.
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Pluto Is Still Extremely Weird In The Latest Image From NASA
NASA has released a new image of Pluto’s Tartarus Dorsa, the ‘bladed’ region to the east of the heart-shaped formation known as the Tombaugh Region. The 3D image reminds us of how weird the dwarf planet is.
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Pluto Might Be Home To Methane-Covered Mountain Peaks
Even though New Horizons swept past Pluto last year, more than half the data that it gleaned from the planet during its flyby is still on the spacecraft, which means that there’s still much that we’ll be learning about the dwarf planet. Case in point: methane snow-covered peaks.