May 1, 2008 The PI’s Perspective: Green Beacons for a Golden Bird
Their spacecraft is cruising through a long stretch of electronic slumber, but the New Horizons team is anything but quiescent. Planning for the Pluto encounter is in full swing, writes Principal Investigator Alan Stern, and a full range of spacecraft system checks and tests are on tap for later this month.
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February 28, 2008 Memories of Jupiter
A year ago, New Horizons was flying through the heart of the Jupiter system, gradually picking up speed and systematically gathering spectacular data on the solar system’s largest planet and its closest moons. The results of that flyby have since been featured on thousands of electronic and printed pages.
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The New Horizons Kids Club is looking for older Pluto Pals! If you know a child who was born on January 19, 1996, please contact us at plutokids@jhuapl.edu. Visit the New Horizons Kids Club page for more information.
Watch when scientists get their first peek at the amazing pictures from the Jupiter system.
Pluto is an ice dwarf - a "new" type of planet common to the deep outer solar system.
