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New Horizons Team Has a New Nickname for the Spacecraft’s Next Target

19 Mar , 2018 by Matt Williams

The first Kuiper Belt Object that the New Horizons mission will investigate – MU69 – just received the nickname “Ultima Thule”

New Horizons Just Took a Record Breaking Image. No Camera Has Ever Taken a Picture From This Far From Earth

13 Feb , 2018 by Matt Williams

This past December, the New Horizons probe took a series of pictures from the Kuiper Belt, thus breaking the record for the most distant images ever taken!

Triton’s Arrival was Chaos for the Rest of Neptune’s Moons

14 Nov , 2017 by Matt Williams

According to a new study, Neptune’s system of moons may have been drastically altered thanks to the arrival of its largest moon, Triton.

Debris Disks Around Stars Could Point the Way to Giant Exoplanets

13 Oct , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study by an international team of scientists has found a connection between debris disks and giant planets, which could aid in the hunt for exoplanets.

Artist's impression of Planet Nine, blocking out the Milky Way. The Sun is in the distance, with the orbit of Neptune shown as a ring. Credit: ESO/Tomruen/nagualdesign

New Clues Emerge for the Existence of Planet 9

7 Oct , 2017 by Matt Williams

In their latest study concerning Planet 9 , astronomers Brown and Batygin offer the first single and coherent description that accounts for all of the evidence

New Study Indicates that Planet 9 Likely Formed in the Solar System

17 Sep , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study by a team of astronomers from the UK and Switzerland explores how Planet 9 could have ended up on the outskirts of our Solar System

Evidence Mounts for the Existence of Planet Nine

14 Jul , 2017 by Matt Williams

The latest study that looks into the possible existence of Planet 9 offers a new technique, one which is free of the “observational bias” which the others were criticized for.

New Horizons Team Already Finding Surprises on Next Flyby Target

6 Jul , 2017 by Nancy Atkinson

While the New Horizons spacecraft was heading to Pluto, scientists from the mission used Hubble and other telescopes to try and find out more about the environment their spacecraft would be flying through. No one wanted New Horizons to run into unexpected dust or debris. And now, as New Horizons prepares to fly past its […]

What Caused the Kuiper Belt to Get Warped?

26 Jun , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study by a team of astronomers from the LPL indicates that the orbital inclinations of distant Kuiper Belt Objects could hint at the existence of a Mars-sized body in the area.

A Bored New Horizons Spacecraft Takes Part Time Job To Fill The Time

12 Apr , 2017 by Matt Williams

As it makes its way towards its next destination in the Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons probe has been given a new task – measuring the Cosmic Optical Background.

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