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New Horizons reveals Pluto like never before: Journey to the dwarf planet

Discover the epic 9-year journey of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it races through the solar system to uncover Pluto’s ...
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New Horizons Approaches the Most Distant Object Ever Visited. 'We Only Get One Shot.'

LAUREL, Md. — As NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zips past a small, distant icy world early on New Year’s Day, at 12:33 a.m. Eastern time, there will still be a nagging question for people working on ...
Space.com

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

Humanity's understanding of the solar system has evolved dramatically following the advent of spaceflight. Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ...
The Times and Democrat

Pluto space probe fueled by Savannah River Site

AIKEN – Savannah River Site’s HB Line and H Canyon facilities processed and produced plutonium (Pu)-238 oxide used to power the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizons space probe ...