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27 October 2008
Stowaways Revealed on New Horizons Spacecraft

The New Horizons spacecraft has now spent over 1,000 days wending its way to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. To celebrate the milestone, the New Horizons team decided to reveal the secret stowaways on board the spacecraft. Nine objects (can you guess why there are nine?!) were attached and sent along on the [...]

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03 May 2007
Torrent of New Jupiter Images from New Horizons

Although its primary target will be Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is taking the time to do a little science along the way. During its recent Jupiter flyby, the spacecraft was able to test out its scientific instruments as a dress rehearsal for its final Pluto encounter. NASA held a big press conference this week, [...]

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