New Horizons
NASA’s Pluto Probe Marks a New Milestone
[/caption] It may not have noticed anything different as it continued its high-speed trek through interplanetary space, but today New…
Does Pluto Have a Hidden Ocean?
[/caption] In recent years, it has become surprisingly apparent that, contrary to previous belief, Earth is not the only place…
Does The Pluto System Pose A Threat To New Horizons?
[/caption] With nearly two-thirds of its journey complete, the New Horizons spacecraft is still alive and well. It recently experienced…
More Surprises From Pluto
[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…
Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff
[/caption] Juno, NASA’s next big mission bound for the outer planets, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to kick…
New Horizons Flies by Uranus
The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft will fly by another planet today (March 18, 2011). However, the robotic craft won’t be…
New Horizons Mission Practices Telescopic Imager on Pluto’s Twin
[/caption] This summer, the New Horizons spacecraft was awoken for its annual systems checkout, and took the opportunity to exercise…
New Horizons Spacecraft Now Closer to Pluto Than Earth
[/caption] The New Horizons spacecraft crossed a milestone boundary today: it is now closer to its primary destination, Pluto, than…
Pluto’s Moons, Nix and Hydra, may have been Adopted
How many moons does Pluto have? The mini-moons of Pluto, Nix and Hydra, were discovered in 2005 (but named…
New Horizons Prepares to Zoom to Pluto
The New Horizons mission to Pluto has been called ?The First Mission to the Last Planet,? and it?s the first…