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New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA mission to study the dwarf planet Pluto ... A second firing of the Star 48B solid rocket accelerated the spacecraft to a velocity of about 36,400 miles per hour (58,536 ...
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NASA spacecraft has roamed billions of miles — but hasn't reached the 'edge'
The New Horizons spacecraft, launched in 2006, is now 60 times farther from the sun than Earth. Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI illustration Zooming through the outer reaches of the solar system ...
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NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe
Two NASA spacecraft have teamed up to capture direct images of Uranus. The Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons Pluto probe formed a cool tag team to investigate the mysterious seventh planet ...
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Spacecraft Will Reach Pluto in July, Revealing Last Face in Solar System
In 2006, the year New Horizons was launched ... blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket. After passing Pluto, the craft will continue into the farthest reaches ...
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing
The company achieved a major milestone during the fifth test flight of the vehicle, which could carry people to the moon and ...
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2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought
Since then, New Horizons has been blazing a trail through ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! This new group of objects isn't a mere ...