New Horizons - NASA Science
WEBJan 19, 2006 · New Horizons is a NASA mission to study the dwarf planet Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system that extends from about 30 AU, near the orbit of Neptune, to about 50 AU from the Sun.
New Horizons - Wikipedia
WEBOn January 15, 2015, the spacecraft began its approach phase to Pluto. On July 14, 2015, at 11:49 UTC, it flew 12,500 km (7,800 mi) above the surface of Pluto, [13][14] which at the time was 34 AU from the Sun, [15] making it the first spacecraft to …
Spacecraft - New Horizons
WEBThe New Horizons spacecraft launched on January 19, 2006 – beginning its odyssey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. New Horizons now continues on its unparalleled journey of exploration with the close flyby of a Kuiper Belt object called 2014 MU69 – officially named Arrokoth – on January 1, 2019.
Five Years after New Horizons’ Historic Flyby, Here Are 10 ... - NASA
WEBJul 14, 2020 · Five years ago today, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history. After a voyage of nearly 10 years and more than 3 billion miles, the intrepid piano-sized probe flew within 7,800 miles of Pluto. For the first time ever, we saw the surface of this distant world in spectacular, colored detail.
Latest Images of Pluto from New Horizons - NASA
WEBJul 6, 2015 · These are the most recent high-resolution views of Pluto sent by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, including one showing the four mysterious dark spots on Pluto that have captured the imagination of the world.
Exploring the Unexplored: New Horizons’ Mission to Pluto
WEBJul 1, 2015 · New Horizons is intended to pass within 6,200 miles of Pluto, at about 7:50 a.m. EDT on July 14. The spacecraft will have a relative velocity of 30,800 mph at its approach and will come as close as 17,000 miles to Pluto’s largest moon, Charon.
New Horizons: NASA's Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt | Space
WEBOct 20, 2021 · NASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to visit dwarf planet Pluto in July 2015. The far-traveling spacecraft also visited a distant Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) –...
Pluto New Horizons – News and images from the Pluto New Horizons …
WEBSpend your New Year’s Eve with NASA, as New Horizons conducts the first close-up exploration of any Kuiper Belt object and the farthest exploration of any worlds in space ever attempted — more than 4 billion miles from Earth and a billion miles beyond Pluto!
Pluto: Exploration - Science@NASA
WEBNew Horizons was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto and its five moons up close and, later, made the first close exploration of a Kuiper Belt Object. Learn More. An artist's concept of New Horizons at Pluto with its largest moon Charon in the background.
Mission - New Horizons
WEBThe New Horizons spacecraft launched on January 19, 2006 — beginning its odyssey to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. New Horizons was the first mission to Pluto, completing the space-age reconnaissance of the planets in our solar system that …
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