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'It's Going to Be Historic': New Horizons Team Prepares for Epic Flyby of Ultima Thule
In less than 10 weeks, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will explore the most distant target ever visited by a spacecraft. Mission team members don't know what to expect — and that's part of the fun.
Engine Burn Puts New Horizons on Track for New Year's Flyby of Ultima Thule
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.
New Horizons Sails Through 'Final Exam' Before Ultima Thule Encounter
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.
'To Pluto & Beyond' Takes Readers of All Ages on an Amazing Voyage With New Horizons
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
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.
