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Engine Burn Puts New Horizons on Track for New Year's Flyby of Ultima Thule
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a brief engine burn on Oct. 3, the first maneuver in which it was able to rely on actual photographs it had already taken of its eventual target.
Private Moon-Exploration Company Will Work with Canadian Space Agency
By Mike Wall published
New Horizons Sails Through 'Final Exam' Before Ultima Thule Encounter
By Mike Wall published
NASA's New Horizons team has passed its 'final exam' ahead of the probe's Jan. 1 flyby of the distant object dubbed Ultima Thule.
Travel Through Space and Time with 400 Years of Planetary Maps
By Meghan Bartels published
After Pluto, New Horizons Probe Draws Near to Its Next Target: Ultima Thule
By Mike Wall published
'To Pluto & Beyond' Takes Readers of All Ages on an Amazing Voyage With New Horizons
By Chelsea Gohd published
With books about space and science intended for a young audience, there is a fine line between writing that's too complex and writing that older kids might write off as "babyish."
New Horizons Spies Its Next Target Beyond Pluto — from 100 Million Miles Away
By Meghan Bartels published
The New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to a distant solar system object and has spotted its destination — on its first try and from more than 100 million miles (170 million kilometers) away.
New Horizons Team Aims to Get One Last Look at Flyby Target
By Mike Wall published
The handlers of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft are gearing up for one last shadow-chasing adventure.
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